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Nissan Island (also Green Island[1] or Sir Charles Hardy Island[2]) is the largest of the Green Islands of Papua New Guinea. It is located at 4°30′S 154°13′E, about 200 km east of Rabaul on New Britain and about 200 km north-west of Bougainville. The island is administered under Nissan Rural LLG in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville.[3]

History

British and American whaling vessels visited the island in the nineteenth century for food, water and wood. The first on record was the Addison in 1837, and the last was Palmetto in 1881.[4]

During World War II, in the Battle of the Green Islands, US and New Zealand troops recaptured several islands from heavily outnumbered Imperial Japanese forces. The New Zealand 3rd Division landed on Nissan Island on 15 February 1944[5] as part of the Solomon Islands campaign to isolate the Japanese stronghold at Rabaul. Shortly after the landings two airfields were constructed on the island.[6] Richard Nixon was a supply officer on the base, and is remembered as being popular with the indigenous inhabitants. There was also a PT boat base on another island nearby. There were approximately 17,000 allied troops on the island at that time. Much of the indigenous population was removed to Guadalcanal for about seven to nine months. After that time the front line had moved closer to Japan and the island was no longer needed in the war effort.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Nissan Rural LLG

References

На других языках

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[de] Nissan (Insel)

Die Insel Nissan ist die Hauptinsel des gleichnamigen Nissan-Atolls und der Green Islands insgesamt, die aus den Atollen Nissan und Pinipel bestehen. Wie alle Inseln der Green Islands gehört Nissan zur Autonomen Region Bougainville in Papua-Neuguinea.

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- [en] Nissan Island

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[fr] Nissan (île)

Nissan (également Green) est la plus grande des îles Green, en Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée, à 200 km de Bougainville. L'île a aussi été dénommée d'après l’officier de marine britannique sir Charles Hardy. Des îles australiennes portent un nom similaire.

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[it] Nissan (isola)

Nissan è un atollo corallino della Papua Nuova Guinea, il più grande delle isole Green, situato a circa 200 km ad est della Nuova Britannia e circa a 200 km a nord-ovest dall'isola di Bougainville.

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[ru] Ниссан (остров)

Ниссан (англ. Nissan Island) — коралловый атолл в Тихом океане. Является территорией государства Папуа — Новая Гвинея. Административно входит в состав автономного района Бугенвиль региона Айлендс. Является самым крупным из группы островов Грин.

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