# Wakde

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{{Short description|Two islands in Indonesia}}
{{redirect-distinguish|Wakde Island|Wake Island}}

'''Wakde''' is an island group in [Sarmi Regency](/source/Sarmi_Regency), [Papua](/source/Papua_(province)), [Indonesia](/source/Indonesia), between the districts of Pantai Timur and Tor Atas. It comprises two islands, Insumuar (the larger) and Insumanai (much smaller).

==History==
Occupied by [Japan](/source/Japan)ese forces in April 1942, they built an airbase. [United States](/source/United_States) forces landed in May 1944 (the [Battle of Wakde](/source/Battle_of_Wakde) or Operation Straight Line) and renamed the facilities [Wakde Airfield](/source/Wakde_Airfield). 

In September 2005, the remains of Japanese soldiers and Papuans were found in a cave on the uninhabited island. <ref>[http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailnational.asp?fileid=20051110.C03&irec=2 Article about remains]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060218031540/http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailnational.asp?fileid=20051110.C03&irec=2 |date=2006-02-18 }}</ref>

==Geography==
The island is located at {{coord|1|56|S|139|1|E|type:isle_region:ID|display=inline,title}}, two miles off the northern coast of Papua, near the Tor River.

==Notes==
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Category:Uninhabited islands of Indonesia

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