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 north-western 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 Lassul-Baining Local-Level Government (LLG) including the settlement of Lassul.[1] The land around the shoreline is swampy and the area has a history of plantation cultivation.[1] The area was invaded in February 1942 by the Japanese during the Battle of Rabaul.[2]

Lassul Bay
Lassul Bay
Coordinates4°12′45″S 151°43′27″E
TypeBay
Basin countriesPapua New Guinea

References

  1. Strang, Veronica; Busse, Mark (1 January 2011). Ownership and Appropriation. Berg. p. 147. ISBN 978-1-84788-840-2. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  2. Gamble, Bruce (15 December 2006). Darkest Hour: The True Story of Lark Force at Rabaul – Australia's Worst Military Disaster of World War II. Zenith Imprint. p. 136. ISBN 978-0-7603-2349-6. Retrieved 2 November 2011.


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