Lunga River (Solomon Islands)

Lunga
River
A U.S. Marine patrol crosses a pontoon bridge across the Lunga River on Guadalcanal in September or October 1942
Country Solomon Islands
Source
 - location Guadalcanal
Mouth
 - location Ironbottom Sound

The Lunga River is a river on the northern coast of Guadalcanal near Lunga Point, Solomon Islands with a tributary at Ironbottom Sound (called Sealark Sound prior to World War II) opposite Savo Island.

References

  • "Lunga River". La Tierra (in Spanish). www.tutiempo.net. n.d. Retrieved 2007-01-26.
  • Flahavin, Peter (2004). "Guadalcanal Battle Sites, 1942-2004". Retrieved 2006-08-02.

Coordinates: 9°26′05.67″S 160°02′01.12″E / 9.4349083°S 160.0336444°E / -9.4349083; 160.0336444


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