Location
Kai Island Group is located in Maluku Province (Provinsi Maluku) in the Molucca Island Group (Molucca Islands). Also spelled Kei Islands. To the northeast is Western New Guinea (Dutch New Guinea, Irian Jaya, West Papua). Prewar and during the Pacific War located in the Netherlands East Indies (NEI). Today located in Maluku Province (Provinsi Maluku) of Indonesia.
Wartime History
Occupied by the Japanese until the end of the Pacific War. During the war, the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) conducted the most missions against the Kai Islands with a few conducted by the U.S. Army Air Force during April to August 1944.
Kai Island (Kei)
Large island in the center of the Kai Island Group.
Doelah Island (Dulah)
Island to the southwest of Irian Jaya, north-east of Kai Island Group.
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Last Updated
March 20, 2022
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