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Bougainville Strait separates Choiseul Island, part of Solomon Islands, from Bougainville Island, part of Papua New Guinea. The first European to pass through the strait was Louis Antoine de Bougainville in 1768, whose name was given to this water pathway. Lieutenant John Shortland of the Royal Navy sailed through the strait in 1788, giving the name of Treasury Islands to the numerous islands, lying in the strait.^[1] He named the strait after himself, but it later became known as Bougainville.^[2]

Bougainville Strait is part of the navigation route for merchant shipping from Torres Strait to the Panama Canal. It is one of three major routes for merchant shipping through the Solomon Islands; the routes are the Bougainville Strait and Indispensable Strait which link the Pacific Ocean, Solomon Sea and Coral Sea; and the Manning Strait that links the Pacific to New Georgia Sound, which is also known as ‘The Slot’, through which Japanese naval ships resupplied the garrison on Guadalcanal during the Pacific War.^[3]

Notes

^ Findlay, Alexander George (1851). A directory for the navigation of the Pacific ocean. R. H. Laurie. p. 1012.
^ Rottman, Gordon L. (2002). World War II Pacific Island Guide. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 101. ISBN 978-0-313-31395-0.
^ Josef Rick; Rüdiger Wolfrum; Ursula E. Heinz; Denise A. Bizzarro (1991). Title Law of the sea at the crossroads. Duncker & Humblot. p. 115. ISBN 9783428472406.

External links

Strait's map

6°24′S 156°06′E / 6.40°S 156.10°E / -6.40; 156.10

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[1] Findlay, Alexander George (1851). A directory for the navigation of the Pacific ocean. R. H. Laurie. p. 1012.

[2] Rottman, Gordon L. (2002). World War II Pacific Island Guide. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 101. ISBN 978-0-313-31395-0.

[LOS-3] Josef Rick; Rüdiger Wolfrum; Ursula E. Heinz; Denise A. Bizzarro (1991). Title Law of the sea at the crossroads. Duncker & Humblot. p. 115. ISBN 9783428472406.

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+[[Image:Political map of the Solomon Islands archipelago in 1989.jpg|thumb|350px|Bougainville Strait separates Bougainville Island from Choiseul Island]]
-'''Bougainville Strait''' separates [[Choiseul Island]] from [[Bougainville Island]], the next to the northward. It was first passed through in 1768 by [[Louis Antoine de Bougainville]], who christened it. A  Lieutenant [[John Shortland (naval officer)|John Shortland]] of the [[Royal Navy]] sailed through it in 1788, giving the name of [[Treasury Islands]] to the numerous islands, lying in the strait.<ref>{{cite book | last = Findlay | first = Alexander George | coauthors = | title = A directory for the navigation of the Pacific ocean | publisher =R.H. Laurie | year = 1851 | month = | isbn =  | page = 1012}}</ref> He named the strait after himself, but it became known as Bougainville in the future.<ref>{{cite book | last = Rottman | first = Gordon L. | coauthors = | title = World War II Pacific Island Guide | publisher =Greenwood Publishing Group | year = 2002| month = | isbn = 031331395  | page = 101}}</ref>
+'''Bougainville Strait''' separates [[Choiseul Island]], part of [[Solomon Islands]], from [[Bougainville Island]], part of [[Papua New Guinea]]. The first European to pass through the strait was [[Louis Antoine de Bougainville]] in 1768, whose name was given to this water pathway. Lieutenant [[John Shortland (naval officer)|John Shortland]] of the [[Royal Navy]] sailed through the strait in 1788, giving the name of [[Treasury Islands]] to the numerous islands, lying in the strait.<ref>{{cite book | last = Findlay | first = Alexander George | author-link = Alexander George Findlay | title = A directory for the navigation of the Pacific ocean | url = https://archive.org/details/adirectoryforna00findgoog | publisher =R. H. Laurie | year = 1851 | page = [https://archive.org/details/adirectoryforna00findgoog/page/n392 1012]}}</ref> He named the strait after himself, but it later became known as Bougainville.<ref>{{cite book | last = Rottman | first = Gordon L. | title = World War II Pacific Island Guide | url = https://archive.org/details/worldwariipacifi00rott | url-access = limited | publisher =Greenwood Publishing Group | year = 2002| isbn=978-0-313-31395-0 | page = [https://archive.org/details/worldwariipacifi00rott/page/n123 101]}}</ref>
+Bougainville Strait is part of the navigation route for merchant shipping from [[Torres Strait]] to the [[Panama Canal]]. It is one of three major routes for merchant shipping through the Solomon Islands; the routes are the Bougainville Strait and [[Indispensable Strait]] which link the Pacific Ocean, [[Solomon Sea]] and [[Coral Sea]]; and the [[Manning Strait]] that links the Pacific to [[New Georgia Sound]], which is also known as ‘The Slot’, through which Japanese naval ships resupplied the garrison on [[Guadalcanal]] during the [[Pacific War]].<ref name="LOS">{{cite book|author= Josef Rick|author2= Rüdiger Wolfrum|author3= Ursula E. Heinz|author4= Denise A. Bizzarro |title= Title Law of the sea at the crossroads|year= 1991 |publisher= Duncker & Humblot|isbn=9783428472406|page=115 }}</ref>
+==See also==
+* [[Bougainville – Our Island Our Fight|''Bougainville – Our Island Our Fight'' (1998)]] by the multi-award-winning director [[Wayne Coles-Janess]]. The first footage of the war from behind the blockade. The critically acclaimed and internationally award-winning documentary is shown around the world. Produced and directed by [[Wayne Coles-Janess]].
 ==Notes==
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 ==External links==
-*[http://encarta.msn.com/map_701547606/bougainville_strait.html Strait's map]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090405000927/http://encarta.msn.com/map_701547606/Bougainville_Strait.html Strait's map]
-==See also==
-* [[Bougainville Bay]], or Bahia Bougainville
-* [[Bougainville – Our Island Our Fight|Bougainville - Our Island, Our Fight(1998)]] by the multi-award winning director [[Wayne Coles-Janess]]. The first footage of the war from behind the blockade. The critically acclaimed and internationally award-winning documentary is shown around the world. Produced and directed by [[Wayne Coles-Janess]]. Production company: [http://www.ipso-facto.tv/documentary.htm ipso-facto Productions]
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-[[la:Fretum Bougainville]]
-[[ru:Бугенвиль (пролив)]]