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    Kavieng is the capital of the Papua New Guinean province of New Ireland and the largest town on the island of the same name. The town is located at Balgai...
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  • Kavieng Airport (IATA: KVG, ICAO: AYKV) is located in Kavieng, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea and is located approximately 1 km away from the town centre...
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    Kavieng District is the northernmost district of New Ireland Province in Papua New Guinea. The district contains the northern part of the island of New...
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    Papuaerfgoed.org. Retrieved 2022-10-02. "Kavieng Dive Sites - An Overview". Indopacificimages. Retrieved 2022-10-02. "Kavieng | Papua New Guinea | Britannica"...
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    The Kavieng Urban LLG is a local government area in New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea. The LLG is located in Kavieng District and the LLG headquarters...
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    years, whereas only 3% is above 65 years old. The provincial capital is Kavieng, located on the main island's northern tip. Namatanai is another small...
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    administrative centre of the island and of New Ireland province is the town of Kavieng located at the northern end of the island. While the island was part of...
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    attempting to capture the base and to attack Kavieng instead. Soon afterward, the decision was made to bypass Kavieng as well. Although initially objected to...
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    1959) is a Papua New Guinean politician and Member of Parliament for the Kavieng District. He served as a member of the National Alliance Party until joining...
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    Airlines Destinations Air Niugini Buka, Hoskins, Kavieng, Lihir Island, Port Moresby Hevilift Charter: Kavieng PNG Air Hoskins...
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    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kavieng is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rabaul. It was erected Vicariate Apostolic in 1957 and...
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    Makin Island in the Gilberts, and participated in carrier strikes against Kavieng, Papua New Guinea in 1943. During the spring of 1944, the Monterey supported...
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  • Maizuru SNLF participated in the battle of Wake Island and invasion of Kavieng. On February 1, the unit was disbanded and formed the ground security section...
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    against enemy Japanese forces northwest of the Bismarck Archipelago, at Kavieng, New Ireland, and Duke of York Island, February 17 to 23, 1944 … (He) expertly...
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    carrier Lexington but failed to catch them. After the capture of Rabaul and Kavieng, CruDiv6 participated in Invasion of Salamaua–Lae by providing a distant...
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    served as the auxiliary bishop of Rabaul from 1978 to 1980, bishop of Kavieng from 1980 to 1990, and Archbishop of Rabaul from 1990 to 2011. Hesse was...
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    Administration Papua New Guinea Province New Ireland Province District Kavieng District LLG Lavongai Rural LLG Demographics Population 17,160 (2000) Pop...
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    including the Battles of Tarawa, Kwajalein, and Eniwetok. In March, she raided Kavieng to distract Japanese forces during the landing on Emirau, and from June...
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    Detachment, under Major General Tomitaro Horii, was tasked with capturing Kavieng and Rabaul as part of "Operation R". Japanese planning began with aerial...
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    and Wotje on 21 February. On 15 March, she shelled Japanese positions at Kavieng on New Ireland, before returning to the United States for an overhaul in...
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  • around 2 p.m. before spreading to Lae, Kokopo, Goroka, Madang, Bulolo, Kavieng and Rabaul. Several shops were looted in the riots, while a security rail...
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    1991) in the Kavieng District of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea. The Tigak language area includes the provincial capital, Kavieng. Phoneme inventory...
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  • Hoskins – Hoskins Airport Kiunga – Kiunga Airport Aropa – Kieta Airport KaviengKavieng Airport Lae – Lae Airport Lihir Island – Lihir Island Airport Losuia...
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    12100 (Kamusi) Kavieng New Ireland AYKV KVG Kavieng Airport 02°34.52′S 150°49.05′E / 2.57533°S 150.81750°E / -2.57533; 150.81750 (Kavieng) Kerema Gulf...
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    Momase Morobe Lae Luther Wenge 33,705 674,810 15.56 12 Islands New Ireland Kavieng Julius Chan 9,557 194,067 12.31 13 Southern Oro (Northern) Popondetta Gary...
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    stage was the capture of Kavieng, an important staging post for aircraft moving from Truk to Rabaul. The Allied occupation of Kavieng would cut this route...
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  • Metropolitan Archdiocese of Rabaul Diocese of Bougainville Diocese of Kavieng Diocese of Kimbe Ecclesiastical Province of Honaira, covering the Solomon...
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    seven cruisers and one destroyer from the 8th Fleet based at Rabaul and Kavieng, commanded by Japanese Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa. The 8th fleet had been...
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    invasion and occupation of Tarawa. Bunker Hill went on to air raids on Kavieng in support of the amphibious landings in the Bismarck Archipelago (25 December...
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  • Airport Buka Buka Airport Goroka Goroka Airport Hoskins Hoskins Airport Kavieng Kavieng Airport Kiunga Kiunga Airport Lae Lae Nadzab Airport Lihir Lihir Island...
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