Kankiryo Saddle

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Kankiryo Saddle is a strategically important mountain pass in Papua New Guinea that served as a key battleground during the World War II Finisterre Range campaign.

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Kankiryo Saddle canonical 3

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Statements (27)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II battlefield ⓘ
mountain pass ⓘ
battlesOccurred battles between Australian and Japanese forces ⓘ
campaignTheater South West Pacific Area ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country Papua New Guinea ⓘ
currentStatus remote mountain area in Papua New Guinea ⓘ
historicalSignificance important engagement in the New Guinea land campaign ⓘ
locatedIn Finisterre Range ⓘ
New Guinea ⓘ
militaryRole approach route to Japanese positions ⓘ
defensive position ⓘ
opposingForces Australian Army ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
partOf Finisterre Range campaign ⓘ
New Guinea campaign ⓘ
region Morobe Province (modern administrative region) ⓘ
linked to: Morobe Province
relatedEvent advance of Australian forces in Finisterre Range ⓘ
capture of Shaggy Ridge ⓘ
strategicImportance key mountain pass controlling movement through Finisterre Range ⓘ
strategicObjective securing access across the Finisterre Range ⓘ
terrain jungle-covered ⓘ
mountainous ⓘ
timePeriod 1943 ⓘ
1944 ⓘ
usedBy Allied forces ⓘ
Japanese forces ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Finisterre Range campaign → notableFeature → Kankiryo Saddle ⓘ
Shaggy Ridge → hasSubfeature → Kankiryo Saddle ⓘ
Battle of Shaggy Ridge → notableFeature → Kankiryo Saddle ⓘ