Bonis Peninsula

Bonis Peninsula

Geography
Location	Bougainville Island
Coordinates	5.45°S 154.72°E/-5.45; 154.72

TheBonis Peninsulais a narrowpeninsulalocated onBougainville Island,Papua New Guinea,at the north of the island. TheBuka Passageseparates the peninsula fromBuka Island.

History

20th century

In the first half of the 20th century, the peninsula had an establishedcoconut palmplantation to harvestcopra.During the Second World War, the peninsula was occupied by forces ofImperial Japan.In 1943, the Imperial Japanese Navy hadBonis Airfieldconstructed to serve as an auxiliary landing strip for Buka Airfield.The airfields' proximity to one another allowed for a shared anti-aircraft defense. Though the peninsula was hit by Allied bombing runs and strafing attempts during the period of 1943–1944, it remained occupied by Japanese forces until September, 1945 and the cessation of hostilities.