Masamasa is an island of the
Shortland Islands
The Shortland Islands is an archipelago of Western Province, Solomon Islands, at . The island group lies in the extreme north-west of the country's territory, close to the south-east edge of Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea.
The largest is ...
Archipelago, located in the
Western Province
Western Province or West Province may refer to:
*Western Province, Cameroon
*Western Province, Rwanda
*Western Province (Kenya)
*Western Province (Papua New Guinea)
*Western Province (Solomon Islands)
*Western Province, Sri Lanka
*Western Provinc ...
of
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands, also known simply as the Solomons,John Prados, ''Islands of Destiny'', Dutton Caliber, 2012, p,20 and passim is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 1000 smaller islands in Melanesia, part of Oceania, t ...
in the Pacific Ocean. The estimated terrain elevation above sea level is some 97 meters. To the east lies
Fauro Island
Fauro Island is an island of the Shortland Islands archipelago in Western Province, Solomon Islands, located to the south of Bougainville Island
Bougainville Island (; Tok Pisin: ''Bogenvil'') is the main island of the Autonomous Region of ...
, to the south lies Piedu Island (Piru), and to the east lies the northern tip of
Choiseul Island.
Wartime history
The island was occupied by the Japanese during early 1942 until the middle of September 1945. During late September and October 1945 Masamasa was used as an internment area for Japanese prisoners of war until they were repatriated.
References
Islands of the Solomon Islands
Western Province (Solomon Islands)
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