Arawe

{{Short description|Island in Papua New Guinea}} {{Infobox islands | name = Arawe | native_name = | native_name_lang = | sobriquet =  | image_name = | image_size = | image_caption = | image_alt = | image_map = | map_alt = | map_size = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Papua New Guinea | pushpin_label = Arawe | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_relief = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Papua New Guinea | coordinates = {{Coord|6.1600|S|149.0150|E|source:wikidata_type:isle_region:PG-WBK|display=inline, title}} | etymology = | location = | country = Papua New Guinea | country_admin_divisions_title = Province | country_admin_divisions = West New Britain Province | timezone1 = AEST | utc_offset1 = +10 | additional_info = | footnotes = }}

'''Arawe''' is an island in Papua New Guinea. It is located on the southern coast of New Britain about {{convert|100|km|mi}} from Cape Gloucester. It is also the name given to the island's surrounding area (also known as '''Cape Merkus)''', which consists of around 40 islands.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Gosden |first=Chris |last2=Pavlides |first2=Christina |date=October 1994 |title=Are Islands Insular? Landscape vs. Seascape in the Case of the Arawe Islands, Papua New Guinea |journal=Archaeology in Oceania |volume=29 |issue=3: Social Landscapes |pages=162–171 |issn=0728-4896 |jstor=40387000}}</ref>

The region is primarily inhabited by the Arawe people, who maintain trade with other people groups primarily via water. There are also multiple archaeological sites featuring Lapita structures and goods.<ref name=":0" />

A small harbour known as Arawe Harbour provides an anchorage.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bismarck Archipelago |url=https://history.army.mil/brochures/bismarck/bismarck.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240918160719/https://history.army.mil/brochures/bismarck/bismarck.htm |archive-date=18 September 2024 |url-status=dead |publisher=United States Army Center of Military History |access-date=14 December 2024}}</ref> During World War II, Japanese and Allied forces fought in the Battle of Arawe for control of the region.

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Category:West New Britain Province