Blanche Bay

E366964
bay natural harbor

Blanche Bay is a natural harbor on the northeastern coast of New Britain in Papua New Guinea, known for its volcanic surroundings and strategic importance near the town of Rabaul.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Blanche Bay canonical 1
Blanche Bay (nearby) 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bay ⓘ
natural harbor ⓘ
administrativeDivision East New Britain Province ⓘ
climate tropical ⓘ
connectedTo St Georges Channel ⓘ
open Pacific Ocean via Bismarck Sea ⓘ
containsPort Rabaul harbor facilities ⓘ
continent Oceania ⓘ
country Papua New Guinea ⓘ
economicUse fishing ⓘ
shipping ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
formedBy volcanic activity ⓘ
hasGeologicalCharacteristic proximity to active volcanoes ⓘ
volcanic surroundings ⓘ
hasHistoricalEvent Allied air raids in World War II ⓘ
naval operations in the New Britain campaign ⓘ
hasHistoricalRole major Japanese base in the South Pacific during World War II ⓘ
hasStrategicImportance maritime access to Rabaul ⓘ
naval operations ⓘ
hasSubfeature Karavia Bay ⓘ
Matupi Harbour ⓘ
Praed Point area ⓘ
Simpson Harbour ⓘ
isEntranceTo Rabaul caldera marine area ⓘ
knownFor deep sheltered anchorage ⓘ
scenic volcanic landscape ⓘ
locatedIn Islands Region of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
surface form: Island Region of Papua New Guinea
locatedInArchipelago Bismarck Archipelago ⓘ
locatedInRegion East New Britain Province ⓘ
locatedNear Rabaul ⓘ
locatedOnBodyOfWater Bismarck Sea ⓘ
locatedOnCoastOf New Britain ⓘ
locatedOnSideOfIsland northeastern coast of New Britain ⓘ
nearSettlement Kokopo ⓘ
Rabaul ⓘ
nearVolcano Rabaul volcano ⓘ
surface form: Rabaul caldera

Tavurvur ⓘ
Vulcan ⓘ
partOf Bismarck Sea ⓘ
risk ash fall ⓘ
tsunami potential from volcanic activity ⓘ
volcanic eruptions ⓘ
usedBy Allied forces ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
wasStrategicLocationDuring World War II ⓘ
waterType saltwater ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rabaul → locatedOn → Blanche Bay ⓘ
Kokopo → hasBodyOfWater → Blanche Bay ⓘ
this entity surface form: Blanche Bay (nearby)