East New Britain Province

East New Britain Province Papua New Guinea

Eastern half of the island of New Britain. The Province was created in the 1960s by the Australian Administration.

Rabaul was a major Japanese naval base and stronghold that was bypassed by Allied forces, but remained occupied by the Japanese until the end of the war. Instead, it was neutralized from the air by Allied fighters and bombers.

	Rabaul Area
Rabaul	Japanese stronghold and Navy Headquarters
Observatory Hill	Volcano Observatory
Kokopo	Town area on the south side of Simpson Harbor
Vunapope	Prewar Roman Catholic Mission
Bitapaka (Bita Paka)	Allied War Cemetary at Rabaul
Lakunai	Japanese fighter and bomber strip covered in ash in 1994
Vunakanau	RAAF airfield expanded by the Japanese as a major complex
Tobera	Japanese airfield,, today a coconut and copra plantation
Rapopo	Japanese airfield, today a coconut and copra plantation
Kerevat	Japanese airfield also know as Tavelo.
Tokua	Present day airport (built in 1983)
Malaguna	Emergency Landing Strip and tunnels
Sulphur Creek	Japanese seaplane base, at the edge of Rabaul town.
Praed Point	Australian Shore Defenses and Japanese war memorial
Tavui Point	'Submarine Base' reportedly used to provision submarines
Takubar	Sunken ship in 5m of water
Malmaluan	Coastwatchers Memorial, underground command center
	Rabaul Area Harbors and Bays & Islands
Simpson Harbor	Major Japanese anchorage during the war
Karavia Bay	Japanese Barge Tunnels and floating crane
Blanche Bay	To the east of Karavia Bay connects to St. Georges Channel
Talili Bay	Bay to the west of Rabaul. To the north west is the Watom Island
Cape Lambert	Located to the west of Rabaul
Matupit (Matupi)	Island in Simpson Harbor, site of wartime seaplane base
Watom Island	British POWs interned on this island by Japanese
	Duke of York Islands
Duke of York Islands	Island group located to the east of Rabaul
Credner	Island to the east of Rabaul
Duke of York	Largest Island in the group
Rakanda	Located in the Duke of York Islands in St Georges Channel
	East New Britian
Ganai	RAAF Beaufighter Wreck
Put Put	Plantation on the east coast of New Britain, south-east of Rabaul
Tol	Tol Plantation, massacre of Australian POWs, Jammer Bay
Wide Bay	Bay on the southern coast of New Britain
Jacquinot Bay	Used by the Japanese, then a major RNZAF base.
Cape Lambert	Located to the west of Rabaul

Rabaul Area Map

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