Tenaru River
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The Tenaru River is a waterway on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, best known as the site of a major World War II battle between Japanese and Allied forces in 1942.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tenaru River canonical | 2 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Alligator Creek
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ⓘ
Ilu River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleDate | August 21, 1942 ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | Solomon Islands ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Ironbottom Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEvent |
Japanese assault across the river in 1942
ⓘ
US Marine defensive action on west bank in 1942 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
coastal plain near mouth
ⓘ
jungle-lined banks ⓘ tidal estuary near mouth ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
Guadalcanal Campaign
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ⓘ
World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedBelligerent |
Imperial Japanese Army
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ⓘ
United States Marine Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Guadalcanal Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInArchipelago | Solomon Islands archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBody | Guadalcanal Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Honiara
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ⓘ
Lunga Point NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Guadalcanal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn | Ironbottom Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyMilitaryOperation |
Guadalcanal landings
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ⓘ
Operation Watchtower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early Allied victory in Guadalcanal Campaign
ⓘ
intense close-quarters combat in 1942 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pacific Theater of World War II
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ⓘ
watershed of Guadalcanal ⓘ |
| region | Melanesia ⓘ |
| siteOf |
Battle of Alligator Creek
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ⓘ
Battle of the Ilu River NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Tenaru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismAttractionType | battlefield tourism site ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freshwater supply for nearby communities
ⓘ
local fishing ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.