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Guadalcanal Island, largest island of the country of Solomon Islands, southwestern Pacific Ocean. The island has an area of 2,047 square miles (5,302 square km) and is of volcanic origin.
Battle of Guadalcanal (August 1942–February 1943), series of World War II land and sea clashes between Allied and Japanese forces on and around Guadalcanal, one of the Solomon Islands, in the South Pacific.
Guadalcanal (/ ˌɡwɑːdəlkəˈnæl /; indigenous name: Isatabu) is the principal island in Guadalcanal Province of Solomon Islands, located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, northeast of Australia. It is the largest island in the Solomons by area and the second-largest by population (after Malaita).
The Guadalcanal campaign, also known as the Battle of Guadalcanal and codenamed Operation Watchtower by American forces, was a military campaign fought between 7 August 1942 and 9 February 1943 on and around the island of Guadalcanal in the Pacific theater of World War II.
Guadalcanal. Type: Island. Description: island of the Solomon Islands chain in the South Pacific Ocean. Category: landform. Location: Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands, Melanesia, Oceania. View on OpenStreetMap. Latitude. -9.5706° or 9° 34' 14" south. Longitude.
On August 7, 1942, America mounted its first major amphibious landing of World War II at Guadalcanal, using innovative landing craft built by Higgins Industries in New Orleans. By seizing a strategic airfield site on the island, the United States halted Japanese efforts to disrupt supply routes to Australia and New Zealand.
In August 1942, America mounted its first major amphibious landing of World War II at Guadalcanal, using innovative landing craft built by Higgins Industries in New Orleans. By seizing a strategic airfield site on the island, the United States halted Japanese efforts to disrupt supply routes to Australia and New Zealand.
Guadalcanal (Isatabu) is a tropical island in the South-Western Pacific. It is the largest island in the Solomons, and during 1942-43 it was the scene of bitter fighting between Japanese and Americans in which the latter were victorious.
Maps of Guadalcanal were scarce, and so were charts of the tricky waters in the Solomon chain, the so-called “Slot."
Maps of Guadalcanal. This detailed map of Guadalcanal is provided by Google. Use the buttons under the map to switch to different map types provided by Maphill itself. See Guadalcanal from a different angle.