Savo Sound

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body of water sound

Savo Sound is an area of ocean off Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands that became infamous as a major naval battleground during World War II.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	body of water → sound →
associatedWith	Allied amphibious operations at Guadalcanal → Solomon Islands campaign →
battleOccurredIn	Battle of Cape Esperance NERFINISHED → Battle of Savo Island NERFINISHED → Battle of Tassafaronga → First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal → Naval Battle of Guadalcanal → Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal →
climate	tropical →
country	Solomon Islands →
currentUse	site for wreck diving →
environmentType	tropical marine environment →
hasAlternateName	Ironbottom Sound →
hasCoordinateRegion	around 9°S 160°E →
hasEconomicActivity	fishing → tourism →
hasFeature	deep waters → numerous shipwrecks →
hasHistoricalPeriod	World War II →
hasNavigationHazard	unmarked wrecks →
hasReputation	one of the most dangerous naval areas of World War II →
hasShipwreck	American cruisers → Japanese cruisers → destroyers → transports →
knownFor	heavy losses of Allied and Japanese warships → naval battles of World War II →
locatedIn	Pacific Ocean →
locatedInRegion	Southwest Pacific →
locatedNear	Honiara → Savo Island →
locatedOffCoastOf	Guadalcanal →
nameOrigin	named Ironbottom Sound because of many sunken ships →
nearbyLandmass	Florida Islands → Russell Islands →
partOf	Solomon Islands archipelago → waters surrounding Guadalcanal →
partOfCampaign	Guadalcanal campaign →
strategicImportance	control of supply routes to Henderson Field → sea approaches to Guadalcanal →
usedBy	Imperial Japanese Navy → Royal Australian Navy → Royal New Zealand Navy → United States Navy →
waterBodyType	coastal water body →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ironbottom Sound →	alsoKnownAs