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Rabaul

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Rabaul [rɑːˈbaʊl]
n
(Placename) a port in Papua New Guinea, on NE New Britain Island, in the Bismarck Archipelago: capital of the Territory of New Guinea until 1941; almost surrounded by volcanoes. Pop.: 17 022 (1990)
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However, it likely ranges at least as far east as Rabaul, New Britain, based on an underwater photograph by R.
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0 magnitude quake hit 117 kilometres (73 miles) south-southwest of Rabaul, without significant damage.
Strong earthquake hits Papua New Guinea coast by AFP / AFP Asian Edition
8) In February 1943, Harmon earned his third star, relinquished control of the fading fight on Guadalcanal to Major General Alexander Patch, and commenced planning the invasions of the New Georgia and Bougainville island groups, farther up the Solomons chain and closer to the South Pacific's ultimate objective of Rabaul.
A general airman: Millard Harmon and the South Pacific in World War II by Hughes, Thomas Alexander / Joint Force Quarterly
 
 
 
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