Tenaru River
River in the Solomon Islands
Tenaru | |
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Location | |
Country | Solomon Islands |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Guadalcanal |
Mouth | |
• location | Savo Sound |
Discharge | |
• location | mouth |
The Tenaru is the name of a river on the northern coast of Guadalcanal with a tributary at Ironbottom Sound (called Savo Sound prior to World War II). During World War II, it was the site for the Battle of the Tenaru River.
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9°25′51.04″S 160°05′45.41″E / 9.4308444°S 160.0959472°E / -9.4308444; 160.0959472
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