Kossol Roads is a large body of reef-enclosed water north of Babeldaob in northern Palau at 07°48′N 134°36′E.[1]
Kossol Roads is also known as: Kossol Passage, Kawassak, Garaseg, Kanal von Kossol, Kossol Durchfahrt, Kossoi Passage, Kosusoru-suido, Toachel Ngkesol, Kawassak, and Ngkesol.
At the outbreak of World War II, Kossol Roads was under Japanese control.[1] American forces seized it in September 1944, after which the United States Navy used it as the location of a floating resupply and repair base and waypoint for convoys at Naval Base Kossol Roads.[1][2]
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