guadalcanal

     

Guaalcanal (local name: Isatabu) is a 2,510 square mile (6,500 km²) island in the Pacific Ocean and a province of the Solomon Islands. The World War II Guadalcanal Campaign happened on and round the island. It is mainly jungle, contains the national capital of the Solomon Islands, Honiara, and has a population of 109,382 (1999).

Trivia about guadalcanal

  • During WWII this island was the site of the first major Allied offensive in the Pacific
  • The capital Honiara is on this isle that inspired a "diary" during World War II
  • Honiara, capital of the Solomon Islands, lies on this island, a WWII battle site
  • Shattering the myth of Japanese invincibility, U.S. Marines stormed this island in the Solomons on August 7, 1942
  • Part of this Pacific island became "Bloody Ridge" after fierce fighting in September 1942

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