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    Bougainville Island (Tok Pisin: Bogenvil) is the main island of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, which is part of Papua New Guinea. Its land area...
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    New Guinea. The largest island is Bougainville Island, while the region also includes Buka Island and a number of outlying islands and atolls. The current...
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    over what became known as Bougainville Province, which includes outlying small islands in addition to Bougainville Island itself. Under Australian rule...
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  • Guinea Bougainville Island, the main island of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea Bougainville campaign, World War II Bougainville, Somme...
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    first recorded settlement on the Falkland Islands, and voyages into the Pacific Ocean. Bougainville Island of Papua New Guinea as well as the Bougainvillea...
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    archipelago is Bougainville Island, which is a part of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (currently a part of Papua New Guinea) along with Buka Island, the...
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    Buka is a town located on the southern coast of Buka Island, in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, in eastern Papua New Guinea. It is administered under...
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    will be the second Navy ship to be named Bougainville. The design of Bougainville is based on USS Makin Island, which is an improved version of the Wasp-class...
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    found in Kilu Cave on Buka Island. The region is named after Bougainville Island, the largest island of the Solomon Islands archipelago, but also contains...
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    between Allied forces and the Empire of Japan, named after the island of Bougainville. It was part of Operation Cartwheel, the Allied grand strategy in...
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