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{{Short description|Island group in Papua New Guinea}}
The '''Green Islands''' are a small group of [[island]]s in [[Papua New Guinea]]. They are located at {{coor dm|4|30|S|154|10|E|type:adm2nd}}, about 200 km east of [[Rabaul]] on [[New Britain]] and about 200 km northwest of [[Bougainville]].
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[[File:Green Islands-txu-oclc-6552576-sb56-3.jpg|thumb|Map of the islands]]
[[Image:Green Islands NASA.jpg|thumb|350px|Green Islands in the [[Solomon Sea]], seen from space]]


The '''Green Islands''' is a small [[archipelago]] of [[island]]s in the [[Solomon Sea]], within the [[Autonomous Region of Bougainville]], in northeastern [[Papua New Guinea]].
== See also ==

They are located at {{Coord|4|30|S|154|10|E |display=inline,title}}, about {{Convert|200|km|0|abbr=on}} northwest of [[Bougainville Island]], and about {{Convert|200|km|0|abbr=on}} east of [[Rabaul]] and [[New Britain]] island.

During [[World War II]] the [[United States Navy]]'s [[Seabee]]s built a large [[PT Boat]] base on the Green Islands.<ref>[https://www.seabees93.net/GI%20Green%20Island%206th%20ED.htm seabees93.net]</ref>

==Islands==
*[[Nissan Island]] — the largest island of the group
*[[Pinipel Island]]
*[[Barahun Island]]
*[[Sirot Island]]
*Sau Island

==See also==
* [[Battle of the Green Islands]]
* [[Battle of the Green Islands]]
* {{C|Archipelagoes of Papua New Guinea}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/tpc/txu-pclmaps-oclc-22834566_m-14c.jpg Map including the Green Islands]

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[[Category:Geography of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville]]
[[Category:Atolls of Papua New Guinea]]


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Latest revision as of 18:14, 2 April 2024

Map of the islands
Green Islands in the Solomon Sea, seen from space

The Green Islands is a small archipelago of islands in the Solomon Sea, within the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, in northeastern Papua New Guinea.

They are located at 4°30′S 154°10′E / 4.500°S 154.167°E / -4.500; 154.167, about 200 km (124 mi) northwest of Bougainville Island, and about 200 km (124 mi) east of Rabaul and New Britain island.

During World War II the United States Navy's Seabees built a large PT Boat base on the Green Islands.[1]

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