Everything about New Georgia totally explained
New Georgia is the largest
island of the
Western Province of the
Solomon Islands. It is in the
New Georgia Group, an archipelago including most of the other larger islands in the province. About 72 km (45 miles) long, it forms part of the southern boundary of the
New Georgia Sound;
Kolombangara lies across the
Kula Gulf to the west,
Vangunu is to the east, and
Rendova to the south, across the
Blanche Channel.
The island is rugged and heavily forested.
History
During
World War II, the
United States'
New Georgia Campaign opened with landings on New Georgia and nearby islands on
30 June 1943. New Georgia was secured by American forces on
23 August, after weeks of difficult jungle operations, although fighting continued on nearby islands until October 1943.
Munda, the
Japanese base on New Georgia Island, was the main objective of the assault on the island. This base wasn't taken until
August 5,
1943. The Japanese facilities at
Bairoko Harbor, 13 km (8 miles) north of Munda, were not taken until
August 25.
Languages
The languages spoken on the island are from the family of
New Georgia languages, a subgroup of the
South New Ireland-Northwest Solomonic linkage within the
Oceanic languages, a major group of the
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages, part of the enormous
Austronesian family. The group consists of ten languages spoken on New Georgia Island, divided into
eastern and
western subgroups.
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