Bougainville Island
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Bougainville Island is the main island of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, which is part of Papua New Guinea. Its land area is 9,300 km2. The highest point is Mount Balbi, on the main island, at
United States Marines on Bougainville (November 1943)
Bagana volcano
Northern part of the island
Buka Passage (1944)
Bougainville, officially the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, is an autonomous region in Papua New Guinea. The largest island is Bougainville Island, while the region also includes Buka Island and a
Bougainville Island
…Bougainville Island ( , ; Tok Pisin: Bogenvil) is the main island of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, which is part of Papua New Guinea. Its land area is 9,300 km2 (3,600 sq mi). The highest point is Mount Balbi, on the main island, at 2,715 m (8,907…
Replica of a traditional stake-house built by men from Toboroi, Bougainville Island
Australian soldiers hoisting the Union Jack at Kieta, Bougainville, following their capture of German New Guinea in 1914
American B-25 Mitchell bombers from the 42nd Bombardment Group over the Selay Peninsula of Bougainville, 1944
HMAS Wewak unloading an Australian Army truck during Operation Bel Isi