Guadalcanal

Honiara ( ) is the capital and largest city of Solomon Islands, situated on the northwestern coast of Guadalcanal. , it had a population of 92,344 people. The city is served by Honiara International Airport and the seaport of Point Cruz, and lies along the Kukum Highway. In 1983, a capital territory – comprising the 22 square-kilometre metropolitan area of Honiara – was proclaimed, with a self-governing status akin to a province, although the city also retained an older role as capital of Guadalcanal Province.

Guadalcanal (; indigenous name: Isatabu) is the principal island in Guadalcanal Province of Solomon Islands, located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, northeast of Australia. It is the largest island in the Solomons by area and the second-largest by population (after Malaita). The island is mainly covered in dense tropical rainforest and has a mountainous hinterland.

1942-1943 series of battles fought on and around Guadalcanal as part of World War II

province in the Solomon Islands

species of bird

landform of Guadalcanal Island

river in the Solomon Islands

river on the northern coast of Guadalcanal near Lunga Point

river in the Solomon Islands