Mount Maetambe

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Mount Maetambe

mountain, Choiseul, Solomon Islands

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Choiseul
…wooded and mountainous, culminating in Mount Maetambe (3,500 feet [1,067 metres]). The main coastal settlement is Sasamungga. Copra is the chief product; subsistence crops include taros, sweet potatoes, and yams. In World War II the Japanese, thrusting southward from New Guinea, invaded Choiseul (1942) and occupied the northern segment until…
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…wooded and mountainous, culminating in Mount Maetambe (3,500 feet [1,067 metres]). The main coastal settlement is Sasamungga. Copra is the chief product; subsistence crops include taros, sweet potatoes, and yams. In World War II the Japanese, thrusting southward from New Guinea, invaded Choiseul (1942) and occupied the northern segment until…
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