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Milne BayInlet of the southwestern South Pacific Ocean, Papua New Guinea. Located at the southeastern end of the island of New Guinea, the bay is 30 mi (50 km) long and 6–8 mi (10–13 km) wide. A Spanish explorer charted the bay in 1606; it was named by the British for Adm. Alexander Milne in 1873. European interest in it increased during the 1889–99 gold rush in the region. Samarai, an island in the China Strait, became a boomtown from which prospectors spread through the islands of Milne Bay and to the mainland. As a Japanese base of operations in World War II, Milne Bay was the scene of Japan's first major military setback in 1942, and it served as an Allied base for the remainder of the war. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| In 1999 Wong was working in the Milne Bay area of Papua New Guinea. PRESSURES FOR EXTRACTIVE OPERATIONS IN MILNE BAY PROVINCE Haluba Prospect is located predominantly on the south side of the east-west ridge dividing Milne Bay to the north from the south coast drainage, on a spur rising steeply from a creek junction and meeting the ridge-line at right angles 200 metres distant from the junction. |
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