Red Beach
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Red Beach is a historically significant World War II landing site near Honiara in the Solomon Islands, known for its role in the Guadalcanal campaign.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Red Beach canonical | 2 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battlefield
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beach ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Allied offensive in the Solomon Islands
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Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | Solomon Islands ⓘ |
| hasCurrentUse | memorial and historical site ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | tropical coastal area ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
Battle of Guadalcanal
ⓘ
surface form:
Guadalcanal landings
|
| hasNearbyFeature | Ironbottom Sound ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Guadalcanal
ⓘ
Solomon Islands ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Honiara ⓘ |
| locatedOn | north coast of Guadalcanal ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Honiara ⓘ |
| partOf |
Solomon Islands campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Guadalcanal campaign
Solomon Islands World War II heritage sites ⓘ |
| region | Melanesia ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
landing area for troops and supplies
ⓘ
support base for operations around Honiara ⓘ |
| theater | Pacific War ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1942
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World War II era ⓘ |
| usedAs | amphibious landing site ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Allied forces
ⓘ
United States Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form:
United States military
|
| visitedFor |
World War II battlefield tours
ⓘ
war history tourism ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.