Latitude and longitude of Bombardment of Papeete
- Nearby Papeete, French Polynesia
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The Bombardment of Papeete occurred in French Polynesia when German warships attacked on 22 September 1914, during World War I. The German armoured cruisers SMS Scharnhorst and Gneisenau entered the port of Papeete on the island of Tahiti and sank the French gunboat Zélée and freighter Walkure before bombarding the town's fortifications. French shore batteries and a gunboat resisted the German intrusion, but were greatly outgunned.
Latitude: -17° 31' 59.99" S
Longitude: -149° 33' 59.99" W
Nearest city to this article: Papeete
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