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Lunga River (Solomon Islands)

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

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.

References

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  • "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 / 9.4349083°S 160.0336444°E / -9.4349083; 160.0336444