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    Savo Island

    9°08′S 159°49′E

    Savo Island is an island in Solomon Islands in the South Pacific ocean. Administratively, Savo Island is a part of the Central Province of Solomon Islands. It is about 35 kilometres (22 mi) from the national capital of Honiara. The principal village is Alialia, in the north of the island.

    View of Earth taken during ISS Expedition 56. Savo Island (Solomon Islands), rainforest, brooks, coast, villages.
    View of Earth taken during ISS Expedition 56. Savo Island (Solomon Islands), rainforest, brooks, coast, villages.

    Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center / Public domain

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    9°08′S 159°49′E

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    Savo Island is an island in Solomon Islands in the South Pacific ocean. Administratively, Savo Island is a part of the Central Province of Solomon Islands. It is about 35 kilometres (22 mi) from the national capital of Honiara. The principal village is Alialia, in the north of the island. The indigenous language of Savo is the Savosavo language, an East Papuan language. Savo Island also has a minority of Gela speakers. The waters surrounding the island were the site of five of the seven major naval battles during the Battle of Guadalcanal in the Pacific War of World War II. As a result of these battles, many shipwrecks are located southeast of the island; the bay is known as Ironbottom Sound. The wrecks near the coast are very popular with wreck divers.

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    Also in Solomon Islands

    Also in Solomon Islands

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    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
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