Aitape, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 35 relations: Aitape Airport, Aitape–Wewak campaign, Ali Island, Douglas MacArthur, East Aitape Rural LLG, Eighteenth Army (Japan), German New Guinea, Imperial Japanese Army, Köppen climate classification, Landing at Aitape, Languages of Papua New Guinea, Leonard Siffleet, List of cities and towns in Papua New Guinea by population, Local-level governments of Papua New Guinea, Naval Base Hollandia, Papua New Guinea, Provinces of Papua New Guinea, Sandaun Province, Second Australian Imperial Force, Seleo Island, Society of the Divine Word, South West Pacific theatre of World War II, Tadji Airport, Territory of New Guinea, Time in Australia, Tropical rainforest climate, Tsunami, Tumleo Island, United States Army, Vanimo, West Aitape Rural LLG, Wewak, World War I, World War II, 6th Division (Australia).

2. Populated places in Sandaun Province

Aitape Airport

Aitape Airport is an airfield in Aitape, in the Sandaun Province of Papua New Guinea.

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Aitape–Wewak campaign

The Aitape–Wewak campaign was one of the final campaigns of the Pacific Theatre of World War II.

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Ali Island

Ali Island is a populated island in East Aitape Rural LLG, Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea.

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Douglas MacArthur

Douglas MacArthur (26 January 18805 April 1964) was an American military leader who served as General of the Army for the United States, as well as a field marshal to the Philippine Army.

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East Aitape Rural LLG

East Aitape Rural LLG is a local-level government (LLG) of Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea.

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Eighteenth Army (Japan)

The was a field army of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.

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German New Guinea

German New Guinea (Deutsch-Neuguinea) consisted of the northeastern part of the island of New Guinea and several nearby island groups and was the first part of the German colonial empire.

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Imperial Japanese Army

The (IJA) was the principal ground force of the Empire of Japan.

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Köppen climate classification

The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems.

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Landing at Aitape

The Landing at Aitape (code-named Operation Persecution) was a battle of the Western New Guinea campaign of World War II.

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Languages of Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea, a sovereign state in Oceania, is the most linguistically diverse country in the world.

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Leonard Siffleet

Leonard George Siffleet (14 January 1916 – 24 October 1943) was an Australian commando of World War II.

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List of cities and towns in Papua New Guinea by population

This is a list of cities and towns in Papua New Guinea by population.

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Local-level governments of Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea has 326 local-level governments (LLGs) comprising 6,112 wards as of 2018.

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Naval Base Hollandia

Naval Base Hollandia was a United States Navy base built during World War II at Humboldt Bay, near the city of Hollandia (now Jayapura) in New Guinea.

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Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia (a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia).

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Provinces of Papua New Guinea

For administrative purposes, Papua New Guinea is divided into administrative divisions called provinces.

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Sandaun Province

Sandaun Province (formerly West Sepik Province) is the northwesternmost mainland province of Papua New Guinea (also known as home of the sunset).

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Second Australian Imperial Force

The Second Australian Imperial Force (2nd AIF, or Second AIF) was the volunteer expeditionary force of the Australian Army in the Second World War.

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Seleo Island

Seleo Island is a populated island in East Aitape Rural LLG, Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea.

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Society of the Divine Word

The Society of the Divine Word (Societas Verbi Divini), abbreviated SVD and popularly called the Verbites or the Divine Word Missionaries, and sometimes the Steyler Missionaries, is a Catholic clerical religious congregation of Pontifical Right for men.

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South West Pacific theatre of World War II

The South West Pacific theatre, during World War II, was a major theatre of the war between the Allies and the Axis.

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Tadji Airport

Tadji Airport is an airfield serving Tadji, near Aitape, in the Sandaun Province of Papua New Guinea.

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Territory of New Guinea

The Territory of New Guinea was an Australian-administered League of Nations and then United Nations trust territory on the island of New Guinea from 1914 until 1975.

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Time in Australia

Australia uses three main time zones: Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST; UTC+10:00), Australian Central Standard Time (ACST; UTC+09:30) and Australian Western Standard Time (AWST; UTC+08:00).

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Tropical rainforest climate

A tropical rainforest climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator.

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Tsunami

A tsunami (from lit) is a series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean or a large lake.

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Tumleo Island

Tumleo or Tumeleo is a populated island off the northern coast of Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea, in East Aitape Rural LLG,.

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United States Army

The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

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Vanimo

Vanimo is the capital of Sandaun Province (West Sepik) in north-westernmost Papua New Guinea and of Vanimo-Green River District. Aitape and Vanimo are populated places in Sandaun Province.

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West Aitape Rural LLG

Aitape West Rural LLG is a local-level government (LLG) of Aitape in Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea.

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Wewak

Wewak is the capital of the East Sepik province of Papua New Guinea.

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World War I

World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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6th Division (Australia)

The 6th Division was an infantry division of the Australian Army.

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See also

Populated places in Sandaun Province

• Aheri, Papua New Guinea
• Aitape
• Akiapmin
• Anamo, New Guinea
• Krisa
• Lido, Papua New Guinea
• Nuku, Papua New Guinea
• Pasi, Papua New Guinea
• Tadji, Papua New Guinea
• Telefomin
• Vanimo

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aitape

Also known as Aitape, Papua New Guinea.