Peleliu
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Peleliu is a small coral island in Palau best known as the site of a major and fiercely contested World War II battle between U.S. and Japanese forces.
Aliases (2)
- Battle of Peleliu ×10
- Peleliu State ×2
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
→
coral island → island → populated place → |
| administrativeCenterOf |
Peleliu
→
surface form: "Peleliu State"
|
| belligerent |
Japan
→
surface form: "Empire of Japan"
United States of America →
surface form: "United States"
|
| campaign | Mariana and Palau Islands campaign → |
| climate | tropical rainforest climate → |
| country | Palau NERFINISHED → |
| economy |
small-scale agriculture
→
subsistence fishing → tourism → |
| endDate | 1944-11-27 → |
| governedAs |
Palau
→
surface form: "state of Palau"
|
| hasFeature |
World War II battlefields
→
airfield → coral reef → limestone caves → mangrove forests → tropical beaches → war memorials → |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
Battle of Peleliu
→
Pacific War → World War II → |
| hasNearbyBodyOfWater |
Caroline Islands
→
surface form: "Caroline Islands region"
Philippine Sea → |
| hasOfficialLanguage |
English
→
Palauan → |
| locatedIn |
Micronesia
→
Oceania → Pacific Ocean → western Pacific Ocean →
surface form: "Western Pacific"
|
| locatedOn | Peleliu → |
| partOf |
Pacific War
→
Caroline Islands →
surface form: "Palau Islands chain"
Caroline Islands →
surface form: "Palau archipelago"
Peleliu →
surface form: "Peleliu State"
Republic of Palau NERFINISHED → World War II → |
| result | United States victory → |
| sovereignState | Palau NERFINISHED → |
| startDate | 1944-09-15 → |
| timeZone | UTC+09:00 → |
| tourismType |
battlefield tourism
→
diving tourism → |
| usedAs | Japanese military base during World War II → |
| wasSiteOf | Battle of Peleliu → |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Peleliu State"
subject surface form: "Merriel "Snafu" Shelton"