New Britain, the Glossary

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1. 100 relations: Anêm language, Ata language, Australian Army, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, Austronesian languages, Austronesian peoples, Baining languages, Battle of Rabaul (1942), BirdLife International, Bismarck Archipelago, Britain (place name), Butam language, Cape Gloucester (Papua New Guinea), Copra, Dampier Strait (Papua New Guinea), Deforestation, Duk-Duk, East New Britain Province, Ecoregion, Elaeis, Empire of Japan, Fairfax Media, Garbuna Group, Gazelle Peninsula, German New Guinea, Guadalcanal campaign, Imperial Japanese Navy land forces, Indigenous people of New Guinea, Indigenous peoples, Island, Islands Region, Jacquinot Bay, Kairak language, Karst, Kavieng, Kimbe, Kokopo, Kol language (Papua New Guinea), Lamogai language, Langila, Lark Force, League of Nations, List of islands by area, Lungalunga language, Makolkol language, Mali language, Matrilineality, Mecklenburg, Mengen language, New Britain–New Ireland lowland rain forests, ... Expand index (50 more) »

2. Bismarck Archipelago
3. Islands Region (Papua New Guinea)
4. Islands of New Britain

Anêm language

The Anêm language is a Papuan language spoken in five main villages along the northwestern coast of New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

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Ata language

The Ata language, also known as Pele-Ata after its two dialects, or Wasi, is a Papuan language spoken on New Britain island, Papua New Guinea.

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Australian Army

The Australian Army is the principal land warfare force of Australia, a part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force.

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Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force

The Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (AN&MEF) was a small volunteer force of approximately 2,000 men, raised in Australia shortly after the outbreak of World War I to seize and destroy German wireless stations in German New Guinea in the south-west Pacific.

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Austronesian languages

The Austronesian languages are a language family widely spoken throughout Maritime Southeast Asia, parts of Mainland Southeast Asia, Madagascar, the islands of the Pacific Ocean and Taiwan (by Taiwanese indigenous peoples).

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Austronesian peoples

The Austronesian peoples, sometimes referred to as Austronesian-speaking peoples, are a large group of peoples in Taiwan, Maritime Southeast Asia, parts of Mainland Southeast Asia, Micronesia, coastal New Guinea, Island Melanesia, Polynesia, and Madagascar that speak Austronesian languages.

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Baining languages

The Baining languages are a small language family spoken by the Baining people on the Gazelle Peninsula of New Britain in Papua New Guinea.

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Battle of Rabaul (1942)

The Battle of Rabaul, also known by the Japanese as Operation R, an instigating action of the New Guinea campaign, was fought on the island of New Britain in the Australian Territory of New Guinea, from 23 January into February 1942.

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BirdLife International

BirdLife International is a global partnership of non-governmental organizations that strives to conserve birds and their habitats.

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Bismarck Archipelago

The Bismarck Archipelago is a group of islands off the northeastern coast of New Guinea in the western Pacific Ocean and is part of the Islands Region of Papua New Guinea. New Britain and Bismarck Archipelago are islands Region (Papua New Guinea).

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Britain (place name)

The name Britain originates from the Common Brittonic term *Pritanī and is one of the oldest known names for Great Britain, an island off the north-western coast of continental Europe.

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Butam language

Butam is a possibly extinct Papuan language spoken in East New Britain Province on the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

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Cape Gloucester (Papua New Guinea)

Cape Gloucester (also known as Tuluvu) is a headland on the northern side of the far west of the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

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Copra

Copra (from) is the dried, white flesh of the coconut from which coconut oil is extracted.

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Dampier Strait (Papua New Guinea)

Dampier Strait in Papua New Guinea separates Umboi Island and New Britain, linking the Bismarck Sea to the north with the deeper Solomon Sea to the south.

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Deforestation

Deforestation or forest clearance is the removal and destruction of a forest or stand of trees from land that is then converted to non-forest use.

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Duk-Duk

Duk-Duk is a secret society, part of the traditional culture of the Tolai people of the Rabaul area of New Britain, the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago of Papua New Guinea, in the South Pacific.

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East New Britain Province

East New Britain is a province of Papua New Guinea, consisting of the north-eastern part of the island of New Britain and the Duke of York Islands. New Britain and East New Britain Province are islands Region (Papua New Guinea).

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Ecoregion

An ecoregion (ecological region) is an ecologically and geographically defined area that is smaller than a bioregion, which in turn is smaller than a biogeographic realm.

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Elaeis

Elaeis is a genus of palms containing two species, called oil palms.

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Empire of Japan

The Empire of Japan, also referred to as the Japanese Empire, Imperial Japan, or simply Japan, was the Japanese nation-state that existed from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 until the enactment of the reformed Constitution of Japan in 1947.

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Fairfax Media was a media company in Australia and New Zealand, with investments in newspaper, magazines, radio and digital properties.

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Garbuna Group

The Garbuna Group of volcanoes consists of three volcanic peaks, Krummel, Garbuna, and Welcker, atop a shield volcano.

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Gazelle Peninsula

The Gazelle Peninsula is a large peninsula in northeastern East New Britain, Papua New Guinea located on the island of New Britain within the Bismarck Archipelago, situated in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

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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. New Britain and German New Guinea are Bismarck Archipelago and islands Region (Papua New Guinea).

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Guadalcanal campaign

The Guadalcanal campaign, also known as the Battle of Guadalcanal and codenamed Operation Watchtower by American forces, was a military campaign fought between 7 August 1942 and 9 February 1943 on and around the island of Guadalcanal in the Pacific theater of World War II.

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Imperial Japanese Navy land forces

The Imperial Japanese Navy land forces were a variety of land-based units of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) organized for offensive operations, the defense of Japanese naval and shore-based facilities, military policing tasks, construction and engineering, training, and shore-based anti-aircraft roles; both overseas, and in the Japanese home islands.

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Indigenous people of New Guinea

The indigenous peoples of Western New Guinea in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, commonly called Papuans, are Melanesians.

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Indigenous peoples

There is no generally accepted definition of Indigenous peoples, although in the 21st century the focus has been on self-identification, cultural difference from other groups in a state, a special relationship with their traditional territory, and an experience of subjugation and discrimination under a dominant cultural model.

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Island

An island or isle is a piece of subcontinental land completely surrounded by water.

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Islands Region

The New Guinea Islands Region is one of four regions of Papua New Guinea (PNG), comprising the Bismarck Archipelago and north-western Solomon Islands Archipelago, located north-east of New Guinea island (the mainland). New Britain and islands Region are islands Region (Papua New Guinea).

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Jacquinot Bay

Jacquinot Bay is a bay in East New Britain Province, south-eastern New Britain, Papua New Guinea, at.

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Kairak language

Kairak is a Papuan language spoken in East New Britain Province on the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

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Karst

Karst is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble carbonate rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum.

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Kavieng

Kavieng is the capital of the Papua New Guinean province of New Ireland and the largest town on the island of the same name.

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Kimbe

Kimbe is the capital of the province of West New Britain in Papua New Guinea, and the largest settlement on the island.

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Kokopo

Kokopo is the capital of East New Britain Province in Papua New Guinea.

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Kol language (Papua New Guinea)

The Kol language is a language spoken in eastern New Britain island, Papua New Guinea.

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Lamogai language

Lamogai is an Austronesian language spoken by about 3600 individuals in parts of West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea on the island of New Britain.

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Langila

Langila is one of the most active volcanoes of New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

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Lark Force

Lark Force was an Australian Army formation established in March 1941 during World War II for service in New Britain and New Ireland.

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League of Nations

The League of Nations (LN or LoN; Société des Nations, SdN) was the first worldwide intergovernmental organisation whose principal mission was to maintain world peace.

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List of islands by area

This list includes all islands in the world larger than.

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Lungalunga language

Lungalunga (Lunga Lunga), frequently though ambiguously called Minigir, is spoken by a small number of the Tolai people of Papua New Guinea, who live on the Gazelle Peninsula in East New Britain Province.

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Makolkol language

Makolkol is a possible Papuan language formerly spoken on the Gazelle Peninsula of East New Britain Province on the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

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Mali language

Mali or Gaktai is a Papuan language spoken in East New Britain Province on the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

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Matrilineality

Matrilineality is the tracing of kinship through the female line.

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Mecklenburg

Mecklenburg (Mękel(n)borg) is a historical region in northern Germany comprising the western and larger part of the federal-state Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

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Mengen language

Mengen and Poeng are rather divergent dialects of an Austronesian language of New Britain in Papua New Guinea.

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New Britain–New Ireland lowland rain forests

The New Britain-New Ireland lowland rain forests is a tropical moist forest ecoregion in Papua New Guinea.

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New Britain–New Ireland montane rain forests

The New Britain–New Ireland montane rain forests is a tropical moist forest ecoregion in Papua New Guinea.

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New Guinea

New Guinea (Hiri Motu: Niu Gini; Papua, fossilized Nugini, or historically Irian) is the world's second-largest island, with an area of. New Britain and New Guinea are islands of Papua New Guinea.

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New Ireland (island)

New Ireland (Tok Pisin: Niu Ailan), or Latangai, is a large island in Papua New Guinea, approximately in area with 120,000 people. New Britain and New Ireland (island) are Bismarck Archipelago and islands of Papua New Guinea.

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North New Guinea languages

The North New Guinea languages of Papua New Guinea and Indonesia form a possible linkage of Western Oceanic languages.

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Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths

is a one-shot manga written and illustrated by Shigeru Mizuki.

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Operation Cartwheel

Operation Cartwheel (1943 – 1944) was a major military operation for the Allies in the Pacific theatre of World War II.

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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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Papuan languages

The Papuan languages are the non-Austronesian languages spoken on the western Pacific island of New Guinea, as well as neighbouring islands in Indonesia, Solomon Islands, and East Timor.

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Patrilineality

Patrilineality, also known as the male line, the spear side or agnatic kinship, is a common kinship system in which an individual's family membership derives from and is recorded through their father's lineage.

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Pomerania

Pomerania (Pomorze; Pommern; Kashubian: Pòmòrskô; Pommern) is a historical region on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea in Central Europe, split between Poland and Germany.

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Port Moresby

(Tok Pisin: Pot Mosbi), also referred to as Pom City or simply Moresby, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea.

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Postage stamps and postal history of New Guinea

The postage stamps of New Guinea, part of present-day Papua New Guinea, were issued up to 1942.

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Protectorate

A protectorate, in the context of international relations, is a state that is under protection by another state for defence against aggression and other violations of law.

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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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Qaqet language

Qaqet (Kakat, Makakat, Maqaqet), or Baining, is a non-Austronesian language from the Baining family spoken in East New Britain Province on the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

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Rabaul

Rabaul is a township in the East New Britain province of Papua New Guinea, on the island of New Britain.

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Rabaul caldera

The Rabaul caldera, or Rabaul Volcano, is a large volcano on the tip of the Gazelle Peninsula in East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, and derives its name from the town of Rabaul inside the caldera.

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Rainforest

Rainforests are forests characterized by a closed and continuous tree canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire.

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Regions of Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea is divided into four regions, which are its broadest administrative divisions of Papua New Guinea.

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Shigeru Mizuki

, also known as, was a Japanese manga artist and historian.

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Simbali language

Simbali is a Papuan language spoken in East New Britain Province on the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

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Sisters of War

Sisters of War is a telemovie based on the true story of two Australian women, Lorna Whyte, an army nurse and Sister Berenice Twohill, a Catholic nun from New South Wales who survived as prisoners of war in Papua New Guinea during World War II.

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Solomon Sea

The Solomon Sea is a sea located within the Pacific Ocean.

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Stratovolcano

A stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, is a conical volcano built up by many layers (strata) of hardened lava and tephra.

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Sulka language

Sulka is a language isolate of New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

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Sulu Range

The Sulu Range is a small volcanic mountain range on the Papua New Guinean island of New Britain.

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Taiwan

Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia.

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Taulil language

Taulil is a Papuan language spoken in East New Britain Province on the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

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Taulil–Butam languages

The Taulil–Butam or Butam–Taulil languages are a small language family spoken in East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea.

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Tavurvur

Tavurvur is an active stratovolcano near Rabaul, on the island of New Britain, in 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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The Age

The Age is a daily newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, that has been published since 1854.

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Tok Pisin

Tok Pisin (Laurie Bauer, 2007, The Linguistics Student's Handbook, Edinburgh; Tok Pisin), often referred to by English speakers as New Guinea Pidgin or simply Pidgin, is a creole language spoken throughout Papua New Guinea.

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Tolai language

The Tolai language, or Kuanua, is spoken by the Tolai people of Papua New Guinea, who live on the Gazelle Peninsula in East New Britain Province.

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Tolai people

The Tolai are the indigenous people of the Gazelle Peninsula and the Duke of York Islands of East New Britain in the New Guinea Islands region of Papua New Guinea.

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Treaty of Versailles

The Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty signed on 28 June 1919.

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Ulawun

Ulawun is a basaltic and andesitic stratovolcano in West New Britain Province, on the island of New Britain in Papua New Guinea.

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Umboi Island

Umboi (also named Rooke or Siassi) is a volcanic island between the mainland of Papua New Guinea and the island of New Britain. New Britain and Umboi Island are islands of Papua New Guinea.

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United Nations System-wide Earthwatch

United Nations System-wide Earthwatch is an initiative set up by the United Nations to bring together environmental observations by UN agencies within a consistent framework.

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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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Ura language (Papua New Guinea)

Ura (Uramät) is a Papuan language spoken in East New Britain Province on the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

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Vitiaz Strait

Vitiaz Strait is a strait between New Britain and the Huon Peninsula, northern New Guinea.

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Vulcan (volcano)

Vulcan is a pumice cone in Papua New Guinea.

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West New Britain Province

West New Britain is a province of Papua New Guinea on the islands of New Britain. New Britain and West New Britain Province are islands Region (Papua New Guinea).

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White-mantled kingfisher

The white-mantled kingfisher or New Britain kingfisher (Todiramphus albonotatus) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae.

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William Dampier

William Dampier (baptised 5 September 1651; died March 1715) was an English explorer, pirate, privateer, navigator, and naturalist who became the first Englishman to explore parts of what is today Australia, and the first person to circumnavigate the world three times.

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World Heritage Site

World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection by an international convention administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance.

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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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1st Marine Division

The 1st Marine Division (1st MARDIV) is a Marine division of the United States Marine Corps headquartered at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.

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See also

Bismarck Archipelago

• Admiralty Islands
• Asian and Pacific theatre of World War I
• Aua Island
• Bismarck Archipelago
• Bismarck trumpet-eared bat
• Cornufer schmidti
• Demonic tube-nosed fruit bat
• East Melanesian Islands
• German New Guinea
• Great flying fox
• Hermann Detzner
• Hermit Islands
• Island Melanesia
• Kaniet Islands
• Lihir Group
• Lipinia rouxi
• Lolobau Island
• Los Negros Island
• Micronesian outliers
• Mussau Island
• New Britain
• New Ireland (island)
• New Ireland Province
• Ninigo Islands
• Piletocera analytodes
• Sae Island
• Schouten Islands (Papua New Guinea)
• Seri's sheath-tailed bat
• Spilaethalida turbida
• St Matthias Islands
• Tanga Islands
• Tench Island
• Terminalia archipelagi
• Tolokiwa Island
• Western Islands, Papua New Guinea
• Wuvulu Island

Islands Region (Papua New Guinea)

• Admiralty Islands
• Autonomous Region of Bougainville
• Bismarck Archipelago
• Bismarck Sea
• East New Britain Province
• German New Guinea
• Islands Region
• Kerawara
• Makada
• Manus Province
• Mioko Island
• Mualim Island
• New Britain
• New Ireland Province
• Nubara
• West New Britain Province

Islands of New Britain

• Lolobau Island
• New Britain
• Urara Island
• Watom Island

References

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

Also known as Apostolic Vicariate of New Pomerania, Dewarra, Herbertshohe, Neu Pommern, Neu-Pommern, Neupommern, New Britain (island), New Britain Island, New Britain, Papua New Guinea, New Pomerania, New britian, Postage stamps and postal history of New Britain, Vicariate Apostolic of New Pomerania.

, New Britain–New Ireland montane rain forests, New Guinea, New Ireland (island), North New Guinea languages, Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths, Operation Cartwheel, Papua New Guinea, Papuan languages, Patrilineality, Pomerania, Port Moresby, Postage stamps and postal history of New Guinea, Protectorate, Provinces of Papua New Guinea, Qaqet language, Rabaul, Rabaul caldera, Rainforest, Regions of Papua New Guinea, Shigeru Mizuki, Simbali language, Sisters of War, Solomon Sea, Stratovolcano, Sulka language, Sulu Range, Taiwan, Taulil language, Taulil–Butam languages, Tavurvur, Territory of New Guinea, The Age, Tok Pisin, Tolai language, Tolai people, Treaty of Versailles, Ulawun, Umboi Island, United Nations System-wide Earthwatch, United States Army, Ura language (Papua New Guinea), Vitiaz Strait, Vulcan (volcano), West New Britain Province, White-mantled kingfisher, William Dampier, World Heritage Site, World War I, World War II, 1st Marine Division.