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'''Guadalcanal''' is an [[island]] in the [[Solomon Islands]] [[archipelago]] in the South [[Pacific Ocean]]. It was the location of the Battle of Guadalcanal fought between 7 August 1942 and 7 February 1943 by American and allied forces to eject the Japanese occupiers of the island. | '''Guadalcanal''' is an [[island]] in the [[Solomon Islands]] [[archipelago]] in the South [[Pacific Ocean]]. It was the location of the Battle of Guadalcanal fought between 7 August 1942 and 7 February 1943 by American and allied forces to eject the Japanese occupiers of the island. | ||
| − | Guadalcanal was one of the most important battles of their history for U.S. [[Marines]]. | + | Guadalcanal was one of the most important battles of their history for U.S. [[Marines]]. |
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| + | Guadalcanal is named after the town of Guadalcanal in [[Spain]], which in turn derives from the [[Arabic]] ''Wadi'' [river] ''el Ganar''. | ||
[[Category:Islands]] | [[Category:Islands]] | ||
[[Category:World_War_II]] | [[Category:World_War_II]] | ||
Revision as of 20:40, May 1, 2008
Guadalcanal is an island in the Solomon Islands archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean. It was the location of the Battle of Guadalcanal fought between 7 August 1942 and 7 February 1943 by American and allied forces to eject the Japanese occupiers of the island.
Guadalcanal was one of the most important battles of their history for U.S. Marines.
Guadalcanal is named after the town of Guadalcanal in Spain, which in turn derives from the Arabic Wadi [river] el Ganar.