Wau
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Wau is a town in Papua New Guinea historically notable as the site of a significant World War II battle between Allied and Japanese forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wau canonical | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
settlement
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| administrativeRole | local centre for surrounding rural area ⓘ |
| airTransportFacility | Wau Airfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attackedByDuringWWII | Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleBelligerent |
Allied forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japanese forces ⓘ |
| battleDate | January 1943 ⓘ |
| battleOutcome | Allied victory ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| controlledByDuringWWII | Allied forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | Morobe Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity | small-scale alluvial gold mining ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 1100 metres ⓘ |
| geographicRegion | Highlands fringe of Morobe Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAirport | Wau Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical highland climate ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | gold rush era ⓘ |
| hasIndustry | mining ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Tok Pisin NERFINISHED ⓘ local Papuan languages ⓘ |
| historicalRole | centre of early 20th-century goldfields in Morobe ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | site of a major World War II battle ⓘ |
| knownFor | gold mining ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Morobe Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | AEST ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Bulolo River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnLandmass | New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Bulolo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Battle of Wau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Wau Rural LLG NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | airfield used by Allied forces in WWII ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructure |
airstrip
ⓘ
road connection to Lae ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +10:00 ⓘ |
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