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Magusaiai

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Wartime history
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Magusaiai is an island of the Shortland Islands archipelago,^[1] located in the Western Province of the Solomon Islands is the Pacific Ocean. The estimated terrain elevation above sea level is some 14 metres.^[2]^[3]^[4]

==Village==

Maleai village is the largest village on the eastern tip of Magusaiai Island. To the east lie Tuha Channel and Poporang Island and Shortland Island. A prewar Catholic mission church was built at this location. The area around the village was the site of the ceramic production.

Wartime history

On March 30, 1942 the island was occupied by the Japanese when they took over the Shortland Islands. The island remained occupied until the official surrender of Japan in September 1945. From November 30 to December 17, 1943, the island was a target for American air missions.^[5]

References

1. ^{{cite web |title=Shortland Islands |url=http://www.solomonencyclopaedia.net/biogs/E000276b.htm |website=Solomon Islands Historical Encyclopaedia 1893-1978 |accessdate=4 August 2018}}
2. ^{{cite web |title=Magusaiai Island: Solomon Islands |url=https://geographic.org/geographic_names/name.php?uni=-2204111&fid=755&c=solomon_islands |publisher=Geographic Names |accessdate=27 July 2018}}
3. ^{{cite web |title=Magusaiai Island |url=http://sb.geoview.info/magusaiai_island,2106619 |publisher=Geoview |accessdate=27 July 2018}}
4. ^{{cite web |title=Magusaiai Island |url=https://mapcarta.com/16558916|publisher=MapCarta |accessdate=27 July 2018}}
5. ^{{cite web |title=Maleai (Malai) Magusaiai Island |url=https://www.pacificwrecks.com/provinces/solomons_magusaiai_maleai.html |publisher=Pacific Wrecks |accessdate=27 July 2018}}

2 : Islands of the Solomon Islands|Western Province (Solomon Islands)

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