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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: South West Pacific Area
		South West Pacific Area (SWPA) was the name given to one of the four major Allied commands in the Pacific theatre of World War II, during 1942-45.
		The Battle of Leyte in the Pacific campaign of World War II was the invasion and conquest of Leyte in the Philippines by Allied forces under the command of General Douglas MacArthur between October 20 and December 31, 1944.
		South West Pacific Area (SWPA) was the name given to one of the four major Allied commands in the Pacific theatre of World War II.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/South-West-Pacific-Area (3554 words)

	South West Pacific Area
		Australia was part of the South West Pacific Area (SWPA) of command under General Douglas MacArthur.
		The westerly boundary of the Southwest Pacific Area was the westerly boundary of the Pacific theatre, the area including necessary naval and air operational areas off the west coast of Australia.
		In 1943, all of the operational Air Forces in the SWPA were under the command of Lieutenant-General George C. Kenney who directed the command headquarters of the Allied Air Forces, South West Pacific Area.
	home.st.net.au /~dunn/swpa.htm (114 words)

	Science Fair Projects - South West Pacific Area
		South West Pacific Area (SWPA) was the name given to one of the four major Allied commands in the Pacific theatre of World War II.
		The SWPA included the Philippines, Borneo, the Dutch East Indies (excluding Sumatra), Australia, the Territory of New Guinea (including the Bismarck Archipelago), the western part of the Solomon Islands and some neighbouring territories, between 1942 and 1945.
		The name "South West Pacific Area" appears to have originated in British military circles in 1941, purely in reference to British forces under the short-lived American-British-Dutch-Australian Command (ABDA).
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Southwest_Pacific_Area (589 words)

	South West Pacific Area - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		South West Pacific Area (SWPA) was the name given to one of the four major Allied commands in the Pacific theatre of World War II, during 1942-45.
		The SWPA included the Philippines, Borneo, the Dutch East Indies (excluding Sumatra), Australia, the Territory of New Guinea (including the Bismarck Archipelago), the western part of the Solomon Islands and some neighbouring territories.
		Forces from the SWPA were to have made up a significant proportion of the Allied units set aside for the proposed invasion of Japan, scheduled to take place from November 1945.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/South_West_Pacific_Theater (958 words)

	ATSDR - PHA - South 8th Street Landfill, West Memphis, Crittenden county, Arkansas
		The South 8th Street Landfill (also known as the West Memphis Landfill) is located on the west bank of the Mississippi River in West Memphis, Crittenden County, Arkansas (Figure 1, Appendix A.) (1).
		As shown in Figure 2, the site is bordered on the north by a forested area, to the south by the Mississippi River, to the east by an RV Park, and to the west by an industrial processing and forested area.
		Area 1, about 15 acres, was generally thought to have been used as a municipal waste dump; Area 2 (11 acres) contains industrial wastes and oil sludge pits (including the large sludge pit); and Area 3, about 12.5 acres, contains primarily municipal wastes (2).
	www.atsdr.cdc.gov /hac/pha/south/sou_p1.html (2660 words)

	South West Pacific Area : South West Pacific Area
		More common collective names for countries in the region include: South Pacific, Oceania, Australasia and South East Asia.'' South West Pacific Area (SWPA) was the name given to one of the four major Allied commands in the Pacific theatre of World War II.
		The SWPA included the Philippines, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Australia, Borneo, most of the rest of the Dutch East Indies and some neighbouring territories, between 1942 and 1945.
		The rapid Japanese advance through the Dutch East Indies effectively divided the ABDA area in two, and in late February 1942, the command was wound up at the recommendation of its commander, the British General Archibald Wavell, who — as Allied commander in India — retained responsibility for Sumatra, Singapore, Malaya, Thailand and Burma.
	www.gogeeky.net /title/south-west-pacific-area (307 words)

	Search PacificWrecks.com Nations
		Islands of the western Pacific Ocean east of the Philippines.
		Island chain in the south Pacific with brief role in Pacific war.
		A small French possession 320 miles to the west of Samoa, east of Fiji and south-east of Tuvalu.
	www.pacificwrecks.com /search/region.html (528 words)

	World War II - South West Pacific 1943-45
		By early 1943 the Japanese had heavily reinforced the Lae-Salamaua area and were exploiting to the south-east through Mubo to Wau, but were forced back to Mubo.
		Divisions) to operations to the west of the American invasion of the Phillipines, to capture areas in Borneo suitable as naval and air bases for future operations, to capture and hold the Borneo oil installations and re-establish the Netherlands East Indies Government in Borneo.
		Division offensives to the north, across the centre and to the south of the Island.
	www.defence.gov.au /army/ahu/HISTORY/world_war_ii_sw_pacific2.htm (760 words)

	Kauai Vacation Rentals: South Shore and West Side
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		Pacific Isle Vacation Cottages -Pineapple Cottage: This cottage also has one bedroom with a queen size bed and two single beds in the living room, bathroom with shower, living room, complete kitchen, dining area, covered patio and cable TV.
		West Side Bungalow: Situated on the sunny west side of the beautiful Garden Island, in the sleepy plantation town of Kekaha, is The West Side Bungalow.
	www.aakauairentals.com /kauai-vacation-rentals/south-and-west-shore-vacation-rentals.htm (605 words)

	The American Experience \| MacArthur \| Communiqué No. 936 30 October 1944 from G.H.Q. Southwest Pacific Area
		Forward units of the 7th Division entered Dagami, and with elements of the 96th Division are advancing rapidly on Pastrana to effect a junction with the X Corps.
		The combined efforts of our guerrilla forces, and the 21st Infantry Regiment, which landed at Sogod Bay on the south coast on October 20, have resulted in the conquest of the lower third of Leyte Island, south and west of Abuyog.
		On Sunday all churches of whatever denomination were opened throughout the liberated areas and divine service was attended by the free population.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/amex/macarthur/filmmore/reference/primary/comm01.html (504 words)

	Welcome to South Pacific Orchids, Inc
		The spike should be cut between the scar left by the first flower and the last node (swollen, jointed area on the stem).
		The immediate solution is to raise humidity in the plants vicinity to reduce stress on whatever roots there may be, and then deal with whether to repot or to simply wait until the plant establishes in the fresh medium.
		Especially if you live in a frost-free or nearly frost-free area, there is a wide variety of orchids that will grow and flower with light shade outdoors year round.
	www.southpacificorchid.com /faq.html (1881 words)

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		The western discovery of the Pacific Ocean in the early 1500s marked the beginning of a period of exploration that was not completed, amazingly enough, until the current century, with the exploration of the interior of Papua New Guinea.
		A long string of islands fills the south Pacific, while a large land mass is in the north.
		This is a very unusual map of the Pacific - a mirror image of the Pacific with east (with the island of California) on the left and west (with Japan obvious) on the right.
	www.prigsbee.com /maps/pacific.html (475 words)

	New Caledonia
		It is located in southern Melanesia, at a latitude of 19° - 23° south and at a longitude of 158° - 172° east.
		The mainland is where most people live, and which is the richest area of New Caledonia, is divided lengthwise by a range of mountains (Chaîne Centrale), the highest points of which are "Mount Panié" in the north (1,629 m) and "Mount Humboldt" in the south (1,618 m).
		The East Coast, humid and open to the trade winds is a fertile, exotic land with lush tropical vegetation, green valleys, beautiful waterfalls, rivers, … and authentic Melanesian huts along the roads.
	www.newcaledoniatourism-south.com /geography/index.cfm (390 words)

	World War II - South West Pacific 1943-45 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Divisions to its west and east, fell on 16 September.
		Divisions) to operations to the west of the American invasion of the Phillipines, to capture areas in Borneo suitable as naval and air bases for future operations, to capture and hold the Borneo oil installations and re-establish the Netherlands East Indies Government in Borneo.
		Division offensives to the north, across the centre and to the south of the Island.
	www.army.gov.au /ahu/history/world_war_ii_sw_pacific2.htm (760 words)

	The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The South West Pacific theatre included the Philippines, the Netherlands East Indies (excluding Sumatra), Borneo, Australia, the Australian Territory of New Guinea (including the Bismarck Archipelago), the western part of the Solomon Islands and some neighbouring territories.
		The theatre takes its name from the major Allied command, which was known simply as the "South West Pacific Area".
		Most Japanese forces in the theatre were part of the Southern Expeditionary Army Group, which was formed on November 6, 1941, under General Hisaichi Terauchi (also known as Count Terauchi), who was ordered to attack and occupy Allied territories in South East Asia and the South Pacific.
	www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=South_West_Pacific_Area (248 words)

	The Southwest Pacific Area
		In the Southwest Pacific Area divergent views were voiced as to the, true functions of consultants: for example, whether or not they should be used farther forward and whether or not they should make inspections or restrict themselves to a consultative function.
		Instead, the Southwest Pacific Area command, finding the units which the air forces had designed more suited for handling medical supply during the early stages of amphibious operations than were the larger medical supply units, assigned them to the Services of Supply and to Sixth U.S. Army.
		The arrival of the 1st Marine Division, with high malaria rates, from the South Pacific Area and the high incidence of malaria in troops of the 32d Division in New Guinea made it clear that a control program should be directed from General Headquarters, whence control over the operations of tactical forces was exercised.
	history.amedd.army.mil /booksdocs/wwii/orgadmin/org_admin_wwii_chpt10.htm (17411 words)

	World War II - South West Pacific 1941- 42
		Elsewhere in the Pacific the Japanese advance had been equally dramatic, reaching Lae and Salamaua in New Guinea by 8 March 1942.
		In March-April 1942 the United States formed the South West Pacific Command and, with Australia’s agreement, General Douglas MacArthur was appointed supreme commander, with General Sir Thomas Blamey as his Commander Allied Land Forces.
		The Japanese continued their campaign to seize New Guinea and on 21-22 July 1942 landed two infantry regiments with supporting troops at Gona and quickly moved inland to the northern start of the Kokoda Track.
	www.defence.gov.au /ARMY/ahu/HISTORY/world_war_ii_sw_pacific.htm (520 words)

	Climate variation in the tropical Pacific: coral provides proof
		IRD scientists have revealed, in an article just published in Nature, that the cooling event known in the Northern Hemisphere as the Younger Dryas (about 12 000 years B.P.) was expressed in the Pacific by the absence of any South Pacific Convergence Zone activity and the movement of tropical waters closer to the Equator.
		Conversely, in the South-West Pacific subtropical area, unaffected by rainfall coming from the SPTCZ, the SST and surface water salinity are positively correlated.
		This climatic scenario is similar to conditions seen in the present during an El Niño event, during which the west Pacific warm pool contracts towards the Equator, the SPTCZ then moving towards the North to fuse with the intertropical convergence zone.
	www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2004-05/idrp-cvi_1050604.php (955 words)

	Directorate of Air Transport, Allied Air Force, South West Pacific Area
		During this same time of early development of American air transport in the SWPA, DAT was also operating another group of planes chartered to the Allied Air Forces from Dutch and civilian airlines.
		In the early era of air transport in the SWPA safe loading of airplanes was ignored to expedite the transport of as much freight as possible with the limited amount of air cargo space available.
		This new equipment was transferred to the 374th and the 317th was relegated to fly the miscellaneous airplanes formerly flown by the 374th.
	www.ozatwar.com /usaaf/dat.htm (10377 words)

	General Headquarters (GHQ) - South West Pacific ARea - AMP Building, Queen Street, Brisbane
		On 18 April 1942, MacArthur was appointed Commander-In-Chief of the Allied Forces, and the Headquarters became known as General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area, (GHQ, SWPA).
		The participants would sit on a raised platform overlooking a large map of the Pacific theatre of war from China to Hawaii which was positioned on the floor.
		It was received at the overseas radio station (probably the one at Capalaba) and was transmitted to the Signal Center via teletype.
	home.st.net.au /~dunn/ozatwar/amp.htm (1616 words)

	World War II - South West Pacific 1941- 42
		Elsewhere in the Pacific the Japanese advance had been equally dramatic, reaching Lae and Salamaua in New Guinea by 8 March 1942.
		In March-April 1942 the United States formed the South West Pacific Command and, with Australia’s agreement, General Douglas MacArthur was appointed supreme commander, with General Sir Thomas Blamey as his Commander Allied Land Forces.
		The Japanese continued their campaign to seize New Guinea and on 21-22 July 1942 landed two infantry regiments with supporting troops at Gona and quickly moved inland to the northern start of the Kokoda Track.
	www.army.gov.au /ahu/history/world_war_ii_sw_pacific.htm (520 words)

	OregonLive.com: The Oregonian's Pacific Crest Trail Blog
		We hiked down to the gorge on the Pacific Crest Trail; it was difficult and not as gorgeous as Eagle Creek.
		The trail leaves the Timberline ski area and winds west around Mount Hood at the tree line, through wildflower meadows, dropping in and out of thick groves of pines, past creeks running off the glaciers.
		This area of the Sisters is reminiscent of the high Sierra, wind whipped, stripped of vegetation, mostly rock.
	www.oregonlive.com /weblogs/pacifictrail (9975 words)

	South-East Asian theatre of World War II at AllExperts
		After transferring the forces in Burma to the India Command, on February 25, 1942 Wavell resigned as commander of the ABDA and resumed his position of CinC of the Army of India.
		On August 15, 1945 responsibility for the rest of the Dutch East Indies was transferred from the South West Pacific Area to SEAC.
		During late 1944, as more British aircraft carriers came into the area a series of strikes were flown against oil targets in Sumatra to prepare British carriers for the upcoming operations in the Pacific.
	en.allexperts.com /e/s/so/south-east_asian_theatre_of_world_war_ii.htm (1828 words)

	Book Review: Beaufighters In The Pacific
		A History of the RAAF Beaufighter Squadrons in the South West Pacific Area
		I recently received a copy of Neville Parnell?s "Beaufighters in the Pacific: A History of the RAAF Beaufighter Squadrons in the South West Pacific Area" (2005).
		This is a professional, authoritative publication on RAAF operations in the SW Pacific.
	www.pacificwrecks.com /reviews/beaufighters-pacific.html (176 words)

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