Ataliklikun Bay
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Ataliklikun Bay is a bay of East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea
, opening into the Bismarck Sea
. It is located in the northern part of New Britain
, southwest of Lassul Bay
and to the west of Cape Lambert
and Rabaul
. Urara Island
is located in the northern part of the bay. The Raulavat plantation lies in the eastern part of its 25 mile shoreline. The villagers along the shore reportedly speak the Minigir language
and the Masava dialect of Tolai
. The United States Hydrographic Office
said "a reef awash, about 200 yards long east and west, with 15 and 19 fathoms around, on which the steamer Seestem struck in 1909, lies in the southwest part of Ataliklikun Bay."
's mechanized unit advanced around Ataliklikun Bay during the Battle of Rabaul
.A FG-1 Corsair 14417 Pilot Zanger crashed in the bay here on December 5, 1944 and was taken hostage.
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...
, opening into the Bismarck Sea
Bismarck Sea
The Bismarck Sea lies in the southwestern Pacific Ocean to the north of the island of Papua New Guinea and to the south of the Bismarck Archipelago and Admiralty Islands. Like the Bismarck archipelago, it is named in honour of the German chancellor Otto von Bismarck...
. It is located in the northern part of New Britain
New Britain
New Britain, or Niu Briten, is the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago of Papua New Guinea. It is separated from the island of New Guinea by the Dampier and Vitiaz Straits and from New Ireland by St. George's Channel...
, southwest of Lassul Bay
Lassul Bay
Lassul Bay is a bay of East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea, opening into the Bismarck Sea. It is located in the northwestern part of New Britain, to the west of Ataliklikun Bay on the Gazelle Peninsula. The communities around Lassul Bay are incorporated into the twenty-one wards of the...
and to the west of Cape Lambert
Cape Lambert
Cape Lambert is a port facility operated by Rio Tinto Iron Ore in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. It is located 40 kilometres north of Karratha.-Overview:...
and Rabaul
Rabaul
Rabaul is a township in East New Britain province, Papua New Guinea. The town was the provincial capital and most important settlement in the province until it was destroyed in 1994 by falling ash of a volcanic eruption. During the eruption, ash was sent thousands of metres into the air and the...
. Urara Island
Urara Island
Urara Island is a small inhabited island in the northern part of Ataliklikun Bay in Papua New Guinea, located just off the mainland of the northern coast of New Britain. There are 3 villages, the largest lying on the southern central part of the coastline...
is located in the northern part of the bay. The Raulavat plantation lies in the eastern part of its 25 mile shoreline. The villagers along the shore reportedly speak the Minigir language
Minigir language
Minigir is spoken by a small number of the Tolai people of Papua New Guinea, who live on the Gazelle Peninsula in East New Britain Province. It is often referred to in the linguistics literature as the Tolai "dialect" with an /s/. However, it is not one of the Patpatar–Tolai...
and the Masava dialect of Tolai
Tolai
The Tolai are the indigenous people of the Gazelle Peninsula and the Duke of York Islands of East New Britain in the New Guinea Islands region of Papua New Guinea...
. The United States Hydrographic Office
United States Hydrographic Office
The United States Hydrographic Office prepared and published maps, charts, and nautical books required in navigation.The office was established by an act of 21 June 1866 as part of the Bureau of Navigation, Department of the Navy....
said "a reef awash, about 200 yards long east and west, with 15 and 19 fathoms around, on which the steamer Seestem struck in 1909, lies in the southwest part of Ataliklikun Bay."
History
On January 27, 1942, during World War II, Lieutenant Colonel Toshiharu SakigawaToshiharu Sakigawa
Toshiharu Sakigawa was a Japanese Lieutenant Colonel. He is best known for leading a mechanized unit in January 1942, during World War II in which he attacked the Australians on the north coast of New Britain at Rabaul and Ataliklikun Bay during the Battle of Rabaul....
's mechanized unit advanced around Ataliklikun Bay during the Battle of Rabaul
Battle of Rabaul
The name Battle of Rabaul may refer to several military actions which occurred in or near Rabaul, on New Britain in the Bismarck Islands during World War I and the Pacific campaign of World War II....
.A FG-1 Corsair 14417 Pilot Zanger crashed in the bay here on December 5, 1944 and was taken hostage.