Tonoas Island

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Tonoas Island is one of the main islands in Chuuk Lagoon in the Federated States of Micronesia, historically significant as a former Japanese naval base during World War II.

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Tonoas Island canonical 2

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf island
populated place
adminCenterOf Tonoas Municipality
controlledBy Empire of Japan
linked to: Imperial Japan
controlledDuring World War II
country Federated States of Micronesia
governedAs municipality of Chuuk State
hasAlternativeName Dublon
Dublon Island
Tonoas
Tonoas (Dublon)
hasClimate tropical climate
hasEconomicActivity fishing
small-scale tourism
subsistence agriculture
hasFormerName Dublon Island
hasHistoricalEvent Allied air raids in 1944
hasHistoricalSignificance World War II
hasHistoricalUse logistics hub for Japanese Navy
support base for Truk naval anchorage
hasLanguage Chuukese
linked to: Chuukese language

English
hasNearbyFeature Etten Island
Fefan Channel
linked to: Fefan

Fefan Island
Truk Lagoon shipwrecks
linked to: Truk Lagoon wrecks

Weno Island
hasRole major Japanese base in Chuuk Lagoon
locatedIn Caroline Islands
Chuuk Lagoon
Chuuk State
Micronesia
locatedInOcean Pacific Ocean
partOf Chuuk Atoll
Chuuk Islands
linked to: Chuuk State

Federated States of Micronesia
Micronesia region
linked to: Micronesia
region Oceania
strategicImportance major base in central Pacific for Imperial Japanese Navy
timeZone UTC+10
usedAs Japanese military base
Japanese naval base
wasAdministeredBy Japan
wasBombedDuring World War II
wasPartOf South Seas Mandate
wasPreviouslyColonizedBy Germany

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

Chuuk State hasPart Tonoas Island
Chuuk Lagoon contains Tonoas Island