Makin Atoll

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Makin Atoll is a coral atoll in the Gilbert Islands of Kiribati that was a significant World War II battleground between U.S. and Japanese forces in the central Pacific.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Makin Atoll canonical 2
Island Council of Makin 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II battle site
coral atoll
administrativeDivisionOf Gilbert Islands group
linked to: Gilbert Islands
archipelago Gilbert Islands
capitalOfLocalGovernmentArea Makin (village)
linked to: Makin
climate tropical marine climate
combatant Empire of Japan
linked to: Imperial Japan

United States
conflict World War II
controlledBy Empire of Japan
linked to: Imperial Japan

United States
country Kiribati
dateOfEvent 1942
1943
ethnicGroup I-Kiribati
linked to: Kiribati people
geologicalType coral reef formation
governedBy Kiribati central government
linked to: Kiribati government
hasEconomicActivity copra production
subsistence fishing
hasHeritage World War II relics
hasLanguage English
Gilbertese
hasPart Butaritari Atoll NERFINISHED
Makin Island NERFINISHED
historicalEvent Battle of Makin
Makin Island raid
locatedIn Gilbert Islands
central Pacific Ocean
nearbyWaterBody Pacific Ocean
notableMilitaryUnit 27th Infantry Division (United States)
United States Marine Raiders
ocean Pacific Ocean
operation Operation Galvanic
partOf Republic of Kiribati
linked to: Kiribati
region Micronesia
religion Christianity
sovereignState Kiribati
strategicImportance airfield site
base for operations toward the Marshall Islands
theatre Pacific War
timePeriod Allied offensive in the central Pacific
Japanese occupation of the Gilbert Islands
timeZone UTC+12
transport boat transport to other Gilbert Islands
usedFor military base during World War II

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Operation Galvanic location Makin Atoll
Makin Island raid location Makin Atoll
Makin governedBy Island Council of Makin
linked to: Makin Atoll