Green Islands

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Green Islands is a small island group in Papua New Guinea’s Autonomous Region of Bougainville, notable as a World War II military operations site in the Pacific.

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Green Islands canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical location
island group
administrativeStatus part of Autonomous Region of Bougainville
archipelago Solomon Islands
surface form: Solomon Islands archipelago
conflict World War II
controlledBy Imperial Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan
country Papua New Guinea
hasLargestIsland Nissan Island
hasPart Barahun Island NERFINISHED
Hon Island
Nissan Island
Pinipel Island NERFINISHED
Sirot Island NERFINISHED
laterControlledBy Allied forces
locatedIn Autonomous Region of Bougainville
South Pacific Ocean
near Bougainville Island
New Ireland
notableFor World War II history
military airfields during World War II
operation Allied seizure of Green Islands in 1944
partOf Bougainville Province
region Oceania
siteOf Allied amphibious landings
Japanese military installations
sovereignState Papua New Guinea
strategicRole base for operations against Rabaul
theaterOfWar Pacific War
usedAs World War II military operations site

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