Matanikau River
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The Matanikau River is a strategically significant river on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, known for being a major battleground during World War II’s Guadalcanal Campaign.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Matanikau River canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
1st Marine Division
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ⓘ
Americal Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | Solomon Islands ⓘ |
| countryCapitalRegion | Honiara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | Ironbottom Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | Guadalcanal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommemoration | World War II historical tours on Guadalcanal ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalEvent |
First Battle of the Matanikau
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ⓘ
October 1942 Matanikau actions ⓘ Second Battle of the Matanikau NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Battle of the Matanikau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageRegion | Solomon Islands Pijin-speaking area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyInfrastructure |
Kukum Highway
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ⓘ
bridges in Honiara ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement |
Honiara
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ⓘ
Kukum NERFINISHED ⓘ Point Cruz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalImportance | key terrain feature in Guadalcanal land battles ⓘ |
| knownFor |
World War II battles
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battles during the Guadalcanal Campaign ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Honiara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInArchipelago | Solomon Islands archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Guadalcanal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnIsland | Guadalcanal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn | Ironbottom Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Honiara International Airport
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ⓘ
Point Cruz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Guadalcanal Campaign
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ⓘ
Honiara urban area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayUse |
domestic water source
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ local transportation and subsistence activities ⓘ |
| region | Guadalcanal Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | strategic military location ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
axis of advance for U.S. forces on Guadalcanal
ⓘ
defensive line for Japanese forces ⓘ |
| theaterOfWar | Pacific War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfMajorEvents |
1942
ⓘ
1943 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Imperial Japanese Army
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ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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