Olasana Island

Olasana Island

Geography
Location	Solomon Islands
Coordinates	8°07′55″S156°54′31″E
Archipelago	New Georgia Islands
Area	0.079 km2(0.031 sq mi)
Demographics
Population	0

Olasana Islandis a 7.93 hectare, uninhabited island in theNew Georgia Islands,inWestern Province,in the independent nation ofSolomon Islands.The island is primarily notable for its role in the events after the sinking ofPT-109involving future American presidentJohn F. Kennedy.

PT-109

Shortly after midnight on August 2, 1943, an American torpedo patrol boat,PT-109,was struck by a Japanese warship,killing two.As the ship began to sink, the remaining crew swam to what is now known asKennedy Island.Subsequently the wounded crew made a swim and changed to Olasana Island. Finding only coconuts but no water, Kennedy and another crew member swam to Naru Island and then canoed back some supplies to Olasana. They would there come across localsBiuku Gasa and Eroni Kumana,which precipitated their rescue.

See also

• Kennedy Island
• Naru Island (Solomon Islands)