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Papua New Guinea
Morobe Province

Nassau Bay

Nassau Bay is a bay to the south of , in the . The United States Army's 162nd Infantry Regiment landed at Nassau Bay on the night of the 29–30 June 1943, to set up a beachhead and supply dump for the future push towards recapturing Salamaua.
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  • Type: Bay
  • Description: bay in eastern Papua New Guinea
  • Also known as: “Nasau Bay” and “Nassau Bay, Papua New Guinea”

Nassau Bay

Latitude
-7.29221° or 7° 17′ 32″ south
Longitude
147.13224° or 147° 7′ 56″ east
Open location code
6R49P45J+4V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8578459587
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
2089868
Wiki­data ID
Q15261080
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Japanese—“Nassau Bay” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Nassau Bay”
  • Chinese: “拿骚湾”
  • Czech: “Zátoka Nassau”
  • German: “Nassau Bay”
  • Japanese: “ナッソー湾”

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