Alotau
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Alotau is a coastal town in Papua New Guinea that serves as the capital of Milne Bay Province and a key gateway to the surrounding island groups.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alotau canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
populated place
ⓘ
settlement ⓘ town ⓘ |
| borderedBy | hills and rainforest ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Milne Bay Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| governingCountryCapital | Port Moresby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAdministrativeStatus | seat of Milne Bay Provincial Government ⓘ |
| hasAirport | Gurney Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical rainforest climate ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
small-scale trade ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasEvent |
canoe and Kundu festivals
ⓘ
cultural festivals ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
hospitals and health centres
ⓘ
markets ⓘ provincial government offices ⓘ schools ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
Coral Sea islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Milne Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPort | Alotau port NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
gateway to Milne Bay island groups
ⓘ
provincial capital ⓘ regional transport hub ⓘ |
| hasTransportConnection |
coastal shipping routes
ⓘ
domestic flights via Gurney Airport ⓘ road links to nearby communities ⓘ |
| isIn | Milne Bay Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Battle of Milne Bay commemorations
ⓘ
World War II history ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
English
ⓘ
Tok Pisin NERFINISHED ⓘ local Milne Bay languages ⓘ |
| locatedInHemisphere |
Eastern Hemisphere
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | UTC+10 ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Coral Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Milne Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Milne Bay Highway NERFINISHED ⓘ Papuan Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ southeastern coast of Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| near | Gurney Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Islands Region of Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesAsGatewayTo |
D'Entrecasteaux Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Louisiade Archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ Trobriand Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Woodlark Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.