Torokina

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Torokina is a small coastal settlement on Bougainville Island in Papua New Guinea, known historically as a World War II Allied beachhead and airfield site.

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Torokina canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal settlement
populated place
settlement
airfieldConstructedBy United States Navy Seabees
linked to: Seabees
airfieldOperationalDuring World War II
airfieldUsedBy Allied aircraft
beachheadEstablishedBy United States Marines
beachheadEstablishedDuring Bougainville campaign
beachheadEstablishedInYear 1943
conflict Bougainville campaign
Pacific War
country Papua New Guinea
hasClimate tropical rainforest climate
hasFacility Torokina Airfield
hasTimezone UTC+10
historicalSignificance World War II Allied beachhead
World War II airfield site
languageRegion English
Tok Pisin
local Bougainville languages
locatedIn Autonomous Region of Bougainville
Bougainville Province
Solomon Sea region
linked to: Solomon Sea
locatedInArchipelago Solomon Islands archipelago
linked to: Solomon Islands
locatedInRegion Melanesia
locatedOn Bougainville Island
locatedOnCoastOf Empress Augusta Bay
nearbyBodyOfWater Solomon Sea
partOf Torokina District
usedBy Allied forces in World War II
Australian military in World War II
United States military in World War II

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Bagana nearbySettlement Torokina
Battle for Torokina location Torokina