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.
All labels observed (1)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.