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2. Los Negros Island - Wikipedia

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   Los Negros Island is the third largest of the Admiralty Islands. It is significant because it contains the main airport of Manus Province on its eastern coastline, at Momote . It is connected to Lorengau , the capital of the province, on Manus Island via a highway and bridge across the Lonui Passage, which separates Los Negros from the larger ...

3. Admiralty Islands - Wikipedia

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   The main town in the islands is Lorengau on Manus, connected by road to an airport on nearby Los Negros Island, otherwise transport around the islands is by boat. There is little tourism, although the seas are attractive to divers, including Jean-Michel Cousteau who spent time on nearby Wuvulu Island in the 1970s.

4. Lombrum Naval Base - Wikipedia

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   There were camps on Manus Island and Los Negros Island. The facility was abandoned by the Americans in 1946 with the downsizing of their military and their policy of containment shifted strategic focus away from the southern Pacific. [2]

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6. Momote Airport - Wikipedia

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   The United States Navy established Aviation Repair and Overhaul Unit No.1 (AROU 1) in the spring of 1944 on Momote Airfield between Seeadler Harbor and the Bismarck Sea on Los Negros Island. AROU 1 conducted maintenance and testing of naval aircraft and supplied aircraft to naval forces for major assaults as far away as the Philippine Islands.

7. Naval Base Manus - Wikipedia

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   Japanese called Los Negros Island the Hyane Island and had built some facilities on the two islands. [5] Manus Island was picked for a major air and sea base as it was near Empire of Japan strong points: 387 miles to Rabaul, 694 miles to Truk, 273 miles Kavieng and 244 miles to Wewak.

8. Admiralty Islands campaign - Wikipedia

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   The third largest island in the province, Los Negros lies to the northeast of Manus, from which it is separated by the narrow Loniu Passage. The island contains two important harbours of its own, Papitalai on the west coast, which connects with Seeadler Harbour, and Hyane on the east coast. The two are separated by a 50-yard (46 m) wide sandy spit.

9. List of islands of Papua New Guinea - Wikipedia

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   (No. 9 on the map) The Admiralty Islands. Admiralty Islands, group of 18 islands including: Manus Island, main island; Los Negros Island; Lou Island; Ndrova Island; Tong Island; Baluan Island; Pak Island; Purdy Islands; Rambutyo Island; St. Andrews Islands; Western Islands, with: Aua Island; Hermit Islands; Kaniet Islands (Anchorite) Sae Island ...