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Guadalcanal

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Also known as Isatabu

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.

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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
Islands.map_image
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
Islands.country_admin_divisions
Guadalcanal Province
Islands.country_largest_city
Honiara
Islands.country_largest_city_population
92,344 (2021
Islands.population
161,197
Islands.population_as_of
2021
Islands.density_km2
30.4

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Contents
  • 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

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