Guadalcanal

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geographical feature island

Guadalcanal is a major island in the Solomon Islands best known as the site of a pivotal World War II campaign between Allied and Japanese forces in the Pacific.

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Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical feature → island →
area	approximately 5300 square kilometers →
climate	tropical rainforest climate →
colonialName	British Solomon Islands →
contestedBy	Allied forces → Imperial Japanese forces →
country	Solomon Islands →
discoveredByEuropeans	Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira →
discoveryYearByEuropeans	1568 →
economicActivity	copra production → fishing → subsistence agriculture → timber →
elevation	Mount Popomanaseu 2335 meters →
endOfMajorCampaign	1943-02-09 →
ethnicGroups	Melanesian peoples →
governingCountry	Solomon Islands →
hasAirfield	Henderson Field →
hasCapitalCity	Honiara →
hasPort	Honiara port →
highestPoint	Mount Popomanaseu →
historicalEvent	Battle of Guadalcanal →
knownFor	Guadalcanal Campaign → World War II battles →
languageRegion	English → Solomon Islands Pijin → local Austronesian languages →
largestCity	Honiara →
length	approximately 150 kilometers →
locatedIn	Melanesia → South Pacific Ocean →
namedBy	Spanish explorers →
nameOrigin	named after Guadalcanal in Andalusia, Spain →
nearbyIslandGroup	Florida Islands → Russell Islands →
ocean	Pacific Ocean →
partOf	Guadalcanal Province → Solomon Islands archipelago →
region	Southwest Pacific →
sea	Solomon Sea →
startOfMajorCampaign	1942-08-07 →
strategicImportance	airfield operations in the southern Solomon Islands → control of sea lanes between United States and Australia →
theaterOf	Pacific War →
timeZone	UTC+11 →
wasColonyOf	United Kingdom →
width	up to 48 kilometers →

Referenced by (59)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bloody Ridge → Cactus Air Force → Henderson Field → Holy Cross Cathedral → Honiara International Airport → Honiara International Airport ("island of Guadalcanal") → Kukum Highway ("Guadalcanal Island") → Mataniko River → National Art Gallery of Solomon Islands → National Parliament of Solomon Islands → Red Beach → Saint Barnabas Anglican Cathedral →	locatedIn
Cactus → Lungga River → National Art Gallery of Solomon Islands ("Guadalcanal Island") → Saint Barnabas Anglican Cathedral ("Guadalcanal Island") → US War Memorial Honiara →	locatedOn
Battle for Henderson Field → Battle of Edson's Ridge → Battle of Guadalcanal → Battle of the Tenaru → Operation Watchtower →	location
Honiara → Mount Popomanaseu → Port of Honiara →	locatedOnIsland
Florida Islands ("Guadalcanal by Ironbottom Sound") → Gela Island → Nggela Islands →	separatedFrom
Guadalcanal Province → Solomon Islands →	hasIsland
Russell Islands → Tulagi →	nearbyIsland
Neo-Solomonic → Pijin →	spokenIn
Ironbottom Sound →	adjacentTo
U.S. Army Americal Division →	areaOfOperations
Cactus Air Force →	codeNameOfLocation
Guadalcanal Province →	contains
1567–1569 Solomon Islands expedition →	explored
Honiara ("Guadalcanal battlefields") →	hasNearbyHistoricalSite
US War Memorial Honiara ("Guadalcanal battlefields") →	hasViewOf
British Solomon Islands Protectorate →	includes
1st Marine Division (United States) →	insigniaText
Battle of the Eastern Solomons →	involves
Mount Popomanaseu →	isHighestPointOf
Nggela Sule →	locatedEastOf
Nggela Sule →	locatedNear
Savo Sound →	locatedOffCoastOf
Solomon Islands Pijin →	mainAreasOfUse
Battle of Guadalcanal →	namedAfter
Savo Island →	near
Florida Islands →	nearestLargeIsland
Tokyo Express supply run →	notableDestination
Solomon Islands Time →	observedOnMainIsland
Frank Jack Fletcher ("Guadalcanal campaign") →	participatedIn
Tulagi ("Guadalcanal campaign") →	partOf
Honiara International Airport →	regionServed
Ironbottom Sound →	separates
HMAS Canberra →	sunkNear