New Britain
Papua New Guinea island
New Britain is the largest island of the Bismarck Archipelago in Papua New Guinea, located northeast of the main island.
The name also refers to a city in central Connecticut: He grew up in New Britain.
Both were named by English colonizers invoking the mother country.
Water-bounded land mass
- MelanesiaPacific island subregion
- Pacific OceanLargest body of water
- coastlineLand-water boundary
- coral reefsCalcium carbonate marine structures
Roman forge god
- eruptionViolent sudden release
- calderaCollapsed volcanic summit basin
- ashCombustion's powdery remains
- lavaErupted liquid stone
geothermal · pyroclastic · crater · hot springs · seismic · pumice · devastation · resettlement
Overhead protective covering
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- endemic speciesLife found nowhere else
- epiphytesPlants growing on others
humidity · understory · lianas · deforestation · conservation · cassowary · tree kangaroo · orchids
Foreign military governance period
- Pacific TheaterWWII Asian-oceanic front
- AlliesWWII's victorious coalition
- airfieldsAviation landing facilities
- bombing raidsAerial military attacks
naval battles · siege · campaign · tunnel networks · garrison · surrender · MacArthur
Choreographed movement with flames
- shell moneyMollusk-based medium of exchange
- masksFace-covering disguises
- ceremoniesFormal observances with ritual
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
villages · clans · oral traditions · singing · canoes · matrilineal
island
Water-bounded land mass
- MelanesiaPacific island subregion
- Pacific OceanLargest body of water
- coastlineLand-water boundary
coral reefs · rivers · isolation · remote · tropical · maritime
Vulcan
Roman forge god
lava · geothermal · pyroclastic · crater · hot springs · seismic · pumice · devastation · resettlement · active volcano
canopy
Overhead protective covering
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- endemic speciesLife found nowhere else
epiphytes · humidity · understory · lianas · deforestation · conservation · cassowary · tree kangaroo · orchids · logging
Japanese occupation
Foreign military governance period
- Pacific TheaterWWII Asian-oceanic front
- AlliesWWII's victorious coalition
- airfieldsAviation landing facilities
bombing raids · naval battles · siege · campaign · tunnel networks · garrison · surrender · MacArthur
fire dance
Choreographed movement with flames
- shell moneyMollusk-based medium of exchange
- masksFace-covering disguises
- ceremoniesFormal observances with ritual
customs · villages · clans · oral traditions · singing · canoes · matrilineal
- OceaniaFiji, Australia, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu
- Volcanic IslandsHawaii, Iceland, Santorini, Krakatoa, Stromboli
- Pacific IslandsHawaii, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Tahiti
- Bucks CountyDoylestown, Newtown, Bristol, Morrisville, Levittown
- German ColoniesGerman East Africa, German Empire, Bismarck, colonial rule, protectorate
- German PacificMarshall Islands, Mariana Islands, Nauru, Palau, colonial administration
New BritainBritain
Island off northwestern Europe
Great Britain · England · New England · New York · New London
new, British, Britain, Briton, Brittany, Britishness, Britannia