Tonoas Island

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Tonoas Island is one of the main islands in Chuuk Lagoon in the Federated States of Micronesia, historically significant as a former Japanese naval base during World War II.

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Label Occurrences
Tonoas Island canonical 2

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf island
populated place
adminCenterOf Tonoas Municipality NERFINISHED
controlledBy Empire of Japan NERFINISHED
controlledDuring World War II NERFINISHED
country Federated States of Micronesia
governedAs municipality of Chuuk State
hasAlternativeName Dublon NERFINISHED
Dublon Island NERFINISHED
Tonoas NERFINISHED
Tonoas (Dublon) NERFINISHED
hasClimate tropical climate
hasEconomicActivity fishing
small-scale tourism
subsistence agriculture
hasFormerName Dublon Island NERFINISHED
hasHistoricalEvent Allied air raids in 1944
hasHistoricalSignificance World War II NERFINISHED
hasHistoricalUse logistics hub for Japanese Navy
support base for Truk naval anchorage
hasLanguage Chuukese NERFINISHED
English
hasNearbyFeature Etten Island NERFINISHED
Fefan Channel NERFINISHED
Fefan Island NERFINISHED
Truk Lagoon shipwrecks NERFINISHED
Weno Island NERFINISHED
hasRole major Japanese base in Chuuk Lagoon
locatedIn Caroline Islands NERFINISHED
Chuuk Lagoon NERFINISHED
Chuuk State NERFINISHED
Micronesia NERFINISHED
locatedInOcean Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
partOf Chuuk Atoll NERFINISHED
Chuuk Islands NERFINISHED
Federated States of Micronesia NERFINISHED
Micronesia region NERFINISHED
region Oceania
strategicImportance major base in central Pacific for Imperial Japanese Navy
timeZone UTC+10
usedAs Japanese military base
Japanese naval base
wasAdministeredBy Japan NERFINISHED
wasBombedDuring World War II NERFINISHED
wasPartOf South Seas Mandate NERFINISHED
wasPreviouslyColonizedBy Germany NERFINISHED

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Chuuk State hasPart Tonoas Island
Chuuk Lagoon contains Tonoas Island