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New Georgia is the largest Island of the Western Province of the Solomon Islands . It is in the New Georgia Group , an archipelago including most of the other larger islands in the province. About 72 km (45 miles) long, it forms part of the southern boundary of the New Georgia Sound ; Kolombangara lies across the Kula Gulf to the west, Vangunu is to the east, and Rendova to the south, across the Blanche Channel . The island is rugged and heavily forested. HISTORY During World War II , the United States ' New Georgia Campaign opened with landings on New Georgia and nearby islands on 30 June 1943 . New Georgia was secured by American forces on 23 August , after weeks of difficult jungle operations, although fighting continued on nearby islands until October 1943. Munda , the Japanese base on New Georgia Island, was the main objective of the assault on the island. This base was not taken until August 5 , 1943 . The Japanese facilities at Bairoko Harbor , 13 km (8 miles) north of Munda, were not taken until August 25 . LANGUAGES The languages spoken on the island are from the family of New Georgia Languages , a subgroup of the South New Ireland-Northwest Solomonic Linkage within the Oceanic Languages , a major group of the Eastern Malayo-Polynesian Languages , part of the enormous Austronesian Family . The group consists of ten languages spoken on New Georgia Island, divided into Eastern and Western subgroups. |
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