Torokina
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Torokina is a small coastal settlement on Bougainville Island in Papua New Guinea, known historically as a World War II Allied beachhead and airfield site.
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal settlement
ⓘ
populated place ⓘ settlement ⓘ |
| airfieldConstructedBy | United States Navy Seabees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| airfieldOperationalDuring | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| airfieldUsedBy | Allied aircraft ⓘ |
| beachheadEstablishedBy | United States Marines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beachheadEstablishedDuring | Bougainville campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beachheadEstablishedInYear | 1943 ⓘ |
| conflict |
Bougainville campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific War ⓘ |
| country | Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical rainforest climate ⓘ |
| hasFacility | Torokina Airfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTimezone | UTC+10 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
World War II Allied beachhead
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II airfield site ⓘ |
| languageRegion |
English
ⓘ
Tok Pisin NERFINISHED ⓘ local Bougainville languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Autonomous Region of Bougainville
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bougainville Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Solomon Sea region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInArchipelago | Solomon Islands archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Melanesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Bougainville Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | Empress Augusta Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyBodyOfWater | Solomon Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Torokina District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Allied forces in World War II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Australian military in World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ United States military in World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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