Rabaul
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Rabaul is a town on the island of New Britain in Papua New Guinea that served as a major Japanese naval and air base during World War II and was heavily targeted by Allied operations.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former provincial capital
→
settlement → town → |
| bypassedIn | Allied island-hopping strategy → |
| capturedBy | Japanese forces → |
| captureYear | 1942 → |
| controlledBy |
Japan
→
surface form: "Empire of Japan"
|
| country | Papua New Guinea → |
| economyIncludes |
cocoa production
→
copra production → tourism → |
| formerNameOf | Kokopo-Rabaul urban area → |
| hasClimate | tropical rainforest climate → |
| hasType | volcanic harbor → |
| knownFor |
large natural harbor
→
volcanic caldera setting → |
| languageSpoken |
English
→
Kuanua → Tok Pisin → |
| locatedIn |
Bismarck Archipelago
→
East New Britain Province → New Britain → southwest Pacific Ocean →
surface form: "Southwest Pacific Ocean"
|
| locatedOn | Blanche Bay → |
| militaryCampaign | Allied air offensive against Rabaul → |
| near |
Tavurvur
→
surface form: "Tavurvur volcano"
Vulcan volcano → |
| notableFor |
Japanese wartime tunnels and bunkers
→
World War II historical sites → |
| partOf |
East New Britain Province
→
surface form: "East New Britain District"
Garua Harbour volcanic complex →
surface form: "Rabaul Caldera"
|
| replacedBy | Kokopo → |
| significantPeriod | World War II → |
| strategicRole |
key Japanese stronghold in South Pacific
→
logistics hub for Japanese operations in New Guinea and Solomon Islands → |
| sufferedEvent |
1937 volcanic eruption
→
1994 volcanic eruption → World War II bombing →
surface form: "World War II bombing raids"
|
| surroundedBy | fortified defenses during World War II → |
| targetedBy |
Allied forces
→
Royal Australian Air Force → United States Armed Forces →
surface form: "United States military"
|
| timezone | UTC+10 → |
| usedBy |
Imperial Japanese Army Air Service
→
Imperial Japanese Navy → |
| was |
major Japanese air base
→
major Japanese naval base → |
| wasCapitalOf | East New Britain Province → |
| wasCapitalUntil | 1994 → |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.