Guadalcanal
Sign in to saveGuadalcanal (; 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.
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Guadalcanal is the largest island in the Solomon Islands by area, located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean northeast of Australia, and is covered mainly in dense tropical rainforest with mountainous terrain. It is the second-most populous island in the Solomons and serves as the principal island of Guadalcanal Province.
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Key facts
- Islands.name
- Guadalcanal
- Islands.image_name
- Visale, Solomon Islands.JPG
- Islands.image_caption
- Beach near Visale
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- Solomon Islands - Guadalcanal.PNG
- Islands.native_name
- Isatabu
- Islands.location
- Pacific Ocean
- Islands.archipelago
- Solomon Islands
- Islands.area_km2
- 5302
- Islands.highest_mount
- Mount Popomanaseu
- Islands.elevation_m
- 2335
- Islands.country
- Solomon Islands
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
- Province
Article
13 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Topography
- River system
- History
- Early history
- Second World War
- Postwar years
- Civil war
- Vilu War Museum
- Fauna
- References
- Further reading
- External links
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.
thumb|Honiara is the largest city of Guadalcanal and the capital of [[Solomon Islands.]] thumb|Detailed map of Guadalcanal