Truk Lagoon
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Truk Lagoon is a large coral atoll in Micronesia famed as a major Japanese naval base in World War II and now a renowned underwater graveyard and diving site filled with sunken warships and aircraft.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Truk Lagoon canonical | 8 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battlefield site
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coral atoll ⓘ lagoon ⓘ scuba diving site ⓘ ship graveyard ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Chuuk Lagoon
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Chuuk Lagoon ⓘ
surface form:
Lagoon of Chuuk
Truk Atoll ⓘ |
| attackDate | February 1944 ⓘ |
| attackedBy |
United States Army Air Forces
ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
United States after World War II ⓘ |
| country | Federated States of Micronesia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
memorial site for World War II casualties
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war grave for Japanese servicemen ⓘ |
| currentStatus | part of an independent Micronesian state ⓘ |
| environmentalConcern |
leaking fuel and oil from wrecks
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unexploded ordnance in wrecks ⓘ |
| event | Operation Hailstone ⓘ |
| formerName | Truk Atoll ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Chuuk State
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surface form:
Chuuk State government
|
| hasFeature |
barrier reef
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lagoon basin with deep anchorages ⓘ numerous small islands ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caroline Islands
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Chuuk State ⓘ western Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| notableFor |
clear warm tropical waters
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coral-encrusted wrecks ⓘ large concentration of sunken Japanese warships ⓘ rich marine life around wrecks ⓘ sunken merchant ships ⓘ sunken military aircraft ⓘ underwater war relics ⓘ well-preserved underwater wrecks ⓘ |
| partOf | Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands ⓘ |
| popularWith |
military history enthusiasts
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technical divers ⓘ underwater photographers ⓘ |
| strategicRole | major forward base for Japanese operations in the central Pacific during World War II ⓘ |
| tourismType |
historical tourism
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wreck diving tourism ⓘ |
| usedAs |
Japanese air base
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Japanese naval base ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Imperial Japanese Army
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Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.