Lunga River (Solomon Islands)

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Lunga River (Solomon Islands)

The Lunga River is a river on the northern coast of Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. It empties into Ironbottom Sound (called Savo Sound prior to World War II) at Lunga Point.

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A U.S. Marine patrol crosses a pontoon bridge across the Lunga River on Guadalcanal in September or October 1942
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Location
CountrySolomon Islands
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationGuadalcanal
Mouth 
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Ironbottom Sound
Discharge 
  locationmouth
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References

  • "Lunga River". La Tierra (in Spanish). www.tutiempo.net. n.d. Retrieved 2007-01-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  • Flahavin, Peter (2004). "Guadalcanal Battle Sites, 1942-2004". Retrieved 2006-08-02.

9°26′05.67″S 160°02′01.12″E


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