Gona
E496571
Gona is a coastal village in Papua New Guinea that was a key site of intense fighting during the World War II New Guinea campaign.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gona canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
populated place
ⓘ
settlement ⓘ village ⓘ |
| climateType | tropical rainforest climate ⓘ |
| conflict |
Pacific War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| governedBy | local-level government within Oro Province ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
small-scale fishing
ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| hasGeographicalFeature |
beach
ⓘ
coastal area ⓘ tropical climate ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | World War II historical sites ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAirfield | World War II airstrips in Buna–Gona area ⓘ |
| hasWarCemeteriesNearby |
graves of Allied soldiers
ⓘ
graves of Japanese soldiers ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| languageRegion | Papuan languages area ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Oro Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHemisphere |
Eastern Hemisphere
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | UTC+10 ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Buna
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sanananda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
New Guinea island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Papua New Guinea mainland NERFINISHED ⓘ northeast coast of Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody | Coral Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupiedBy | Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupiedDuring | 1942 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Buna–Gona–Sanananda defensive complex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern coastal communities of Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| recaptureDate | December 1942 ⓘ |
| recapturedBy |
Allied forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Australian forces ⓘ |
| region | Papua region of Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rememberedFor |
heavy casualties during World War II
ⓘ
intense fighting in New Guinea campaign ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
Japanese beachhead
ⓘ
defensive position ⓘ supply base ⓘ |
| tourismType | war history tourism ⓘ |
| usedFor | military logistics during World War II ⓘ |
| wasSiteOf |
Battle of Buna–Gona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Guinea campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Papuan campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II battle ⓘ |
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