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Guadalcanal

The island of the 1942–43 battle, with war relics around Honiara and wrecks in Iron Bottom Sound.

Photo: StewyOz · CC BY-SA 4.0
Best Time to Go
May–Oct
Our full guide to Guadalcanal is being written. It's on the Solomon Islands list as Worth a Detour.

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