East New Britain Province

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East New Britain Province is a coastal island province of Papua New Guinea located in the Bismarck Archipelago, known for its active volcanoes, World War II history, and diverse Melanesian cultures.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division
province
borderedBy New Ireland Province
surface form: New Ireland Province (by sea)

West New Britain Province
capital Kokopo
containsVolcano Langila
Tavurvur
Ulawun
Vulcan
country Papua New Guinea
formerCapital Rabaul
governedBy East New Britain Provincial Government
hasAirport Tokua Airport
hasCoastlineOn Bismarck Sea
Solomon Sea
hasCulturalPractice Dukduk secret society
Tolai shell money
traditional masked dances
hasEconomicActivity cocoa production
copra production
oil palm cultivation
tourism
hasEthnicGroup Baining people
Pomio people
Tolai people
hasLanguageFamily Austronesian languages
Papuan languages
hasMajorTown Kerevat
Kokopo
Pomio
Rabaul
hasProvincialHead Governor of East New Britain
hasSignificantNaturalHazard earthquakes
volcanic eruptions
hasTourismAttraction Rabaul volcano observatory views
World War II relics and tunnels
hot springs
traditional cultural festivals
knownFor World War II history
active volcanoes
diverse Melanesian cultures
locatedIn Bismarck Archipelago
locatedOnIsland New Britain
partOfRegion Islands Region of Papua New Guinea
timeZone UTC+10
wasMajorWWIIBaseFor Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
surface form: Imperial Japanese forces
wasMajorWWIIBattleSite Invasion of Rabaul
surface form: Battle of Rabaul

New Britain campaign

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Bismarck Archipelago administrativeRegion East New Britain Province
New Britain hasRegion East New Britain Province
Rabaul locatedIn East New Britain Province
Rabaul wasCapitalOf East New Britain Province
Rabaul partOf East New Britain Province
this entity surface form: East New Britain District
Tolai language spokenIn East New Britain Province
Tolai language region East New Britain Province
this entity surface form: East New Britain
Kuanua spokenIn East New Britain Province
Kuanua region East New Britain Province
this entity surface form: East New Britain
West New Britain Province borders East New Britain Province
Islands Region of Papua New Guinea comprises East New Britain Province
Tavurvur locatedIn East New Britain Province
Kokopo locatedIn East New Britain Province
Kokopo capitalOf East New Britain Province
Mengen people region East New Britain Province
Tolai people locatedIn East New Britain Province
Baining people locatedIn East New Britain Province
Duke of York Islands locatedIn East New Britain Province
Mount Sinewit locatedIn East New Britain Province
Mount Sinewit countrySubdivision East New Britain Province
Vulcan volcano locatedIn East New Britain Province
Vulcan volcano administrativeRegion East New Britain Province
Blanche Bay locatedInRegion East New Britain Province
Blanche Bay administrativeDivision East New Britain Province