Ilu-Tenaru River
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The Ilu-Tenaru River is a river on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, historically notable as the site of major World War II battles during the Guadalcanal campaign.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ilu-Tenaru River canonical | 1 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Alligator Creek
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ilu River NERFINISHED ⓘ Tenaru River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleDate | August 1942 (Battle of the Tenaru) ⓘ |
| category |
Guadalcanal campaign locations
ⓘ
Rivers of the Solomon Islands ⓘ World War II battle sites in the Solomon Islands ⓘ |
| conflict |
Pacific War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | Solomon Islands ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | Ironbottom Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Pacific theater of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalFeatureOf | Guadalcanal Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
Battle of the Tenaru
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ⓘ
Guadalcanal campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | site of major World War II battles ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | local Melanesian languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Guadalcanal Province
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ⓘ
Melanesia ⓘ South Pacific Ocean region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Guadalcanal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn | Ironbottom Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Henderson Field
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lunga perimeter ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with early Allied offensive operations in the Pacific
ⓘ
intense infantry combat in 1942 ⓘ |
| partOf | drainage system of Guadalcanal ⓘ |
| presentIn | Solomon Islands war tourism itineraries ⓘ |
| region | Solomon Islands archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicRole | approach route to Henderson Field during Guadalcanal campaign ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Imperial Japanese Army
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ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.