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Vor 5 Tagen · Although Bougainville is the largest island in the Solomon Islands archipelago it is politically an autonomous region of Papua New Guinea and does not form part of the nation of Solomon Islands. The country's islands lie between latitudes 5° and 13°S , and longitudes 155° and 169°E .
Vor einem Tag · Bougainville, who founded the islands' first settlement, named the area after the port of Saint-Malo (the point of departure for his ships and colonists). The port, located in the Brittany region of western France, was named after St. Malo (or Maclou), the Christian evangelist who founded the city.
15. Mai 2024 · Bougainville Island. Pilot Guides Papua New Guinea, Travel. The island was named after Antoine de Bougainville, a French naval officer, and the first Frenchman to circumnavigate the world who, landed here briefly in 1768. He decided not to stay, fearing the local warlike ways.
Vor 3 Tagen · Administrative divisions. At the highest level, Papua New Guinea is divided into four regions, namely the Highlands, Islands, Momase, and Southern regions. Below, Papua New Guinea has 22 province-level divisions: 20 integrated provinces, the Autonomous Region of Bougainville and the National Capital District .
17. Mai 2024 · The first draft of the constitution for an independent Bougainville has now been made public, marking a significant step in the region's path towards political independence. Four teams are scheduled to travel to the Highlands, Momase, New Guinea Islands, and the Southern region in PNG.
Vor einem Tag · Australian coastwatchers on Bougainville and New Georgia islands were often able to provide the Allied forces on Guadalcanal with advance notice of inbound Japanese air strikes, allowing the U.S. fighters time to take off and position themselves to attack the Japanese aircraft as they approached the island.
Vor einem Tag · Clipperton Island (French: La Passion–Clipperton [la pasjɔ̃ klipœʁtɔn]; Spanish: Isla de la Pasión), also known as Clipperton Atoll and previously as Clipperton's Rock, is an 8.9 km 2 (3.4 sq mi) uninhabited French coral atoll in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
