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Guadalcanal is the largest island in Solomon Islands, with a total land area of 5,302 km 2 (2,047 sq mi), and has a population of 155,605 people, making it the second-most populous island in the country after Malaita.
Guadalcanal is located in the lower right center of the map. On 7 December 1941, Japanese forces attacked the United States Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor , Hawaii . The attack killed almost 2,500 people and crippled much of the U.S. battleship fleet, precipitating formal declarations of war between the two nations the next day.
Map of the Lunga perimeter on Guadalcanal showing the approach routes of the Japanese forces and the locations of the Japanese attacks during the battle. Oka's attacks were in the west (left), the Kuma Battalion attacked from the east (right) and the Center Body attacked "Edson's Ridge" in the lower center of the map.
Honiara (/ ˌ h oʊ n i ˈ ɑːr ə /) is the capital and largest city of Solomon Islands, situated on the northwestern coast of Guadalcanal.As of 2021, it had a population of 92,344 people.
The current premier of Guadalcanal Province is Francis Sade who entered the office after the 2019 provincial election. Premier Sade is the first Premier of Guadalcanal to hold office for a full term (4 years) since 1985. He entered Office with a huge debt of more than SBD30m. He also faced a lot of challenges during the COVID-19 global pandemic.
John Basilone (November 4, 1916 – February 19, 1945) was a United States Marine Corps gunnery sergeant who received the Medal of Honor for actions during the Battle for Henderson Field in the Guadalcanal campaign, and the Navy Cross posthumously for extraordinary heroism during the Battle of Iwo Jima.
See: Guadalcanal Campaign and Battle for Henderson Field for more information Henderson Field as built up by April 1943, looking southeast to northwest. On 7 August 1942, American forces of the 1st and 2nd Marine Divisions landed on the islands of Guadalcanal, Tulagi, and Florida in the southern Solomon Islands with the objective of preventing their use against supply and communication routes ...
The Matanikau River of Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, is located in the northwest part of the island. During the World War II Guadalcanal campaign, several significant engagements occurred between United States and Japanese forces near the river.