Langemak Bay
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Langemak Bay is a bay north of Finschhafen
, on the north east coast of Papua New Guinea
. Langemak Bay saw extensive naval operations in World War II
, including a landing beach at the western end of the bay for the embarkation of the 2/24th Australian Infantry Battalion.
Finschhafen
Finschhafen is a district on the northeast coast of the Morobe province of Papua New Guinea. It is named after the port of the same name.The port was discovered in 1884 by the German researcher Otto Finsch. In 1885 the German colony of German New Guinea created a town on the site and named it...
, on the north east coast of Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
. Langemak Bay saw extensive naval operations in World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, including a landing beach at the western end of the bay for the embarkation of the 2/24th Australian Infantry Battalion.