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372:, including Nusa Lik, Nusa Lawa, and Nango Island (which was formerly the site of a fish cannery in the 1960s and 1970s). Nango is also the site of a new marine research center for the PNG National Fisheries Authority. Its opening was overseen by the Governor-General of PNG, Mr. Paulius Matane, in July 2009.
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As a result of the
Japanese occupation and subsequent Allied invasion there are a number of wartime relics in the town, most notably a large gun sitting above a bunker adjacent to the Harbour Road. Although not officially open to the public, the bunker has several openings allowing entry, and the gun
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Today
Kavieng is home to a thriving tourism industry. Dive, trekking, and surf tourism predominate with all of the tourism depending on the rich biological diversity of New Ireland. The surf tourism industry has entered into partnerships with local land and reef owners to develop what they refer to
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Kavieng has all the usual services of a local administrative center: local government offices; shopping; hotels (such as the
Kavieng Hotel, the Malagan Beach Resort hotel and the Kavieng Club (the former "colonial club" in the town)); a hospital providing general medical, pediatric and surgical
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gave the order to kill all the
European prisoners in Kavieng if an imminent invasion by Allied forces was expected. At least twenty-three of these were executed in the Kavieng Wharf Massacre in March 1944, which later led to the perpetrators being sentenced for
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Kavieng is the main port for New
Ireland, and is both a trading and tourist destination. Several dive companies operate from the town, as the area is known for its diving, both for natural sites and wrecks dating from the
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colonial administration. Though some on the island became quite wealthy with the development of copra plantations, Kavieng itself remained a tiny settlement, with as few as eighty residents. After the
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and the largest town on the island of the same name. The town is located at Balgai Bay, on the northern tip of the island. As of 2009, it had a population of 17,248.
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as a "surf management plan." This plan provides resource owners with income from the surfers and limits the number of surfers on any break at one time.
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392:, was ceded to Australian control. This resulted in the deportation of German missionaries and the seizure of all German property in the town.
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The area was first charted by Dutch explorers in 1616, but it was not until the early 1900s (decade) that
Kavieng town was founded by the
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were evacuated from New
Ireland. The Japanese invaded and occupied the island on 24 January. Over the next two years, almost all of the
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135:
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export on the town's edge, which allow deep-water ships to load copra and oil directly from land.
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338:
242:
839:
1047:
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346:
1128:
1059:
103:
90:
417:
404:
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who had remained on the island were killed by the
Japanese. Rear Admiral
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1099:
1023:
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1111:
1035:
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services; and a weekly market. There is also a large wharf for
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444:) with hot days, warm nights, and heavy rainfall year-round.
399:, Kavieng came under a massive aerial bombardment by
424:position provides an extensive view of the harbor.
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364:Visible from Kavieng are the many islands of the
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8:
345:which runs 293 kilometres (182 mi) of
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846:
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1194:Populated places established in the 1900s
790:The Kavieng Massacre—A War Crime Revealed
403:forces. That night, the vast majority of
1184:Populated places in New Ireland Province
45:Satellite image of the Kavieng peninsula
1179:Provincial capitals in Papua New Guinea
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76:Location within New Britain and Ireland
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18:Place in New Ireland, Papua New Guinea
451:Climate data for Kavieng (1975–2007)
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812:. World Meteorological Organization
810:"World Weather Information Service"
307:Children playing in Kavieng harbour
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756:World Meteorological Organization
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1139:
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39:
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784:Hunted, A Coastwatcher's Story
368:lying between New Ireland and
1:
640:Average rainfall mm (inches)
285:3,183 mm (125.3 in)
842:travel guide from Wikivoyage
341:. It lies at one end of the
337:, with daily connections to
570:Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
500:Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
438:tropical rainforest climate
395:On 21 January 1942, during
277:22.5 °C (72.5 °F)
269:30.2 °C (86.4 °F)
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333:The town is serviced by
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1189:Port cities in Oceania
388:, Kavieng, as part of
314:is the capital of the
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177:10 m (30 ft)
1159:New Guinea portal
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230:Traditional language
710:Average rainy days
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343:Boluminski Highway
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187: • Total
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1120:
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1084:
1068:
1056:
1044:
1032:
1020:
1008:
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771:Kavieng Urban LLG
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316:Papua New Guinean
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195: • Rank
104:2.567°S 150.800°E
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328:Second World War
148:Kavieng District
124:Papua New Guinea
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386:First World War
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335:Kavieng Airport
282:Annual rainfall
109:-2.567; 150.800
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85:Coordinates:
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879:capitals of
814:. Retrieved
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243:Dyaul Island
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1048:Mount Hagen
405:Australians
370:New Hanover
366:archipelago
347:sealed road
320:New Ireland
237:, and some
136:New Ireland
107: /
28:Bilas Peles
1173:Categories
1060:Popondetta
877:Provincial
796:References
418:war crimes
182:Population
816:18 August
705:(117.51)
409:Europeans
351:Namatanai
250:Time zone
217:Tok Pisin
205:Languages
174:Elevation
1012:Lorengau
988:Kundiawa
765:See also
754:Source:
700:(10.43)
660:(11.02)
655:(12.83)
650:(11.60)
645:(12.31)
401:Japanese
143:District
131:Province
95:150°48′E
1077:Central
940:Kavieng
921:Western
840:Kavieng
703:2,984.7
695:(8.28)
690:(8.42)
685:(6.76)
680:(7.95)
675:(9.71)
670:(8.24)
665:(9.96)
635:(74.4)
630:(74.8)
625:(74.3)
620:(74.1)
615:(73.6)
610:(73.6)
605:(73.2)
600:(74.1)
595:(74.7)
590:(74.8)
585:(75.4)
580:(75.0)
575:(75.2)
565:(87.4)
560:(87.3)
555:(88.0)
550:(88.0)
545:(87.8)
540:(86.9)
535:(86.7)
530:(87.1)
525:(87.4)
520:(87.4)
515:(87.4)
510:(87.1)
505:(87.3)
432:Climate
376:History
312:Kavieng
291:Climate
221:English
166:Founded
120:Country
70:Kavieng
34:Kavieng
25:Kavieng
1100:Vanimo
1029:Madang
1024:Madang
1005:Morobe
993:Chimbu
976:Kokopo
952:Kerema
928:Goroka
892:Alotau
456:Month
382:German
255:UTC+10
190:19,849
92:2°34′S
1124:Wewak
1112:Wabag
1036:Mendi
1017:Manus
964:Kimbe
698:265.0
693:210.2
688:213.9
683:171.6
678:202.0
673:246.6
668:209.4
663:253.0
658:280.0
653:325.8
648:294.6
643:312.6
495:Year
359:copra
241:from
239:Tiang
235:Tigak
1117:Enga
1093:Hela
1088:Tari
957:Gulf
916:Daru
904:Buka
818:2024
749:248
633:23.6
628:23.8
623:23.5
618:23.4
613:23.1
608:23.1
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598:23.4
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588:23.8
583:24.1
578:23.9
573:24.0
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503:30.7
492:Dec
489:Nov
486:Oct
483:Sep
480:Aug
477:Jul
474:Jun
471:May
468:Apr
465:Mar
462:Feb
459:Jan
259:AEST
199:14th
169:1900
1081:NCD
1065:Oro
1053:WHP
1041:SHP
1000:Lae
981:ENB
969:WNB
933:EHP
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743:19
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