Mataniko River
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The Mataniko River is a significant waterway on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, flowing through the capital city of Honiara and historically known for its role in World War II and frequent flooding.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mataniko River valley | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | Solomon Islands ⓘ |
| crossedBy | Mataniko Bridge ⓘ |
| emptiesInto |
Ironbottom Sound
ⓘ
surface form:
Iron Bottom Sound
|
| environmentalIssue |
pollution from urban waste
ⓘ
riverbank erosion ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Honiara
ⓘ
informal settlements in Honiara ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | local communities in Honiara area ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | World War II ⓘ |
| hasRole | drainage for Honiara urban catchment ⓘ |
| hasValley |
Mataniko River
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Mataniko River valley
|
| knownFor |
flood-related disasters in Honiara
ⓘ
frequent flooding ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Guadalcanal
ⓘ
Honiara ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn |
Ironbottom Sound
ⓘ
surface form:
Iron Bottom Sound
|
| near |
Honiara
ⓘ
surface form:
Honiara city centre
Port of Honiara ⓘ
surface form:
Honiara port area
|
| partOf | Guadalcanal Island river system ⓘ |
| region |
Guadalcanal Province
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Guadalcanal
|
| risk | flash flooding ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
flood risk management studies
ⓘ
urban planning in Honiara ⓘ |
| usedFor |
domestic water use by nearby communities
ⓘ
small-scale fishing ⓘ washing and bathing ⓘ |
| wasSiteOf |
Allied operations in the Pacific Theater of World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
World War II military operations
battles during the Guadalcanal campaign ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mataniko River valley