Admiralty Islands

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archipelago

The Admiralty Islands are a remote archipelago in the Bismarck Sea of Papua New Guinea, known for their strategic role in World War II and their predominantly Melanesian communities.

Aliases (1)

Manus Island ×6

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archipelago →
administeredBy	Manus Province →
AdmiraltyIslandsCampaignEndDate	1944-05-18 →
AdmiraltyIslandsCampaignStartDate	1944-02-29 →
biome	tropical rainforest →
capitalSettlement	Lorengau →
climate	tropical rainforest climate →
controlledByDuringWWII	Empire of Japan →
country	Papua New Guinea →
discoveredByEuropeans	Alvaro de Saavedra →
discoveryByEuropeansYear	1528 →
economicActivity	copra production → fishing → subsistence agriculture →
ethnicGroup	Melanesians →
formerColonialPower	Australia → German Empire →
hasFeature	coral reefs → low-lying volcanic islands → mangrove swamps →
hasIsland	Baluan Island → Dreger Island NERFINISHED → Los Negros Island → Lou Island → Manus Island → Mokerang Island NERFINISHED → Pak Island NERFINISHED → Pityilu Island NERFINISHED → Rambutyo Island NERFINISHED → Tong Island →
historicalEvent	World War II →
languageFamily	Admiralty Islands languages → Austronesian languages →
largestIsland	Manus Island →
locatedIn	Bismarck Sea → Southwest Pacific Ocean →
locatedOnIsland	Manus Island →
notableBattle	Admiralty Islands campaign →
partOf	Bismarck Archipelago →
populationGroup	Manus people →
preColonialInhabitants	Austronesian-speaking peoples →
recapturedByDuringWWII	Australia → United States →
region	Melanesia →
religion	Christianity →
strategicUse	Allied air base → Allied naval base →
timeZone	UTC+10 →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Admiralty Islands ("Manus Island") → Bismarck Archipelago ("Manus Island") → Bismarck Archipelago →	hasIsland
South West Pacific Area →	appliesToJurisdiction
Papua New Guinea →	hasPart
Admiralty Islands ("Manus Island") →	largestIsland
Admiralty Islands ("Manus Island") →	locatedOnIsland
Admiralty Islands campaign →	location
spectacled flying fox →	nativeTo
Admiralty Islands campaign ("Manus Island") →	notableIsland
Growing Up in New Guinea →	placeOfFieldwork
Growing Up in New Guinea ("Manus Island") →	setting