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Why this ocean is called Ironbottom Sound, the WWII naval battles that turned Guadalcanal into a shipwreck graveyard

In the Solomon Islands, a single stretch of water became the center of a brutal year-long campaign. This breaks down the key naval battles around Guadalcanal, and why so many ships went down here that ...
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Unseen Danger Beneath the Surface: 80 Years After the War's End, Solomon Islands Faces Ongoing Threat from WWII Explosives - The HALO Trust Reports

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. HONIARA, Solomon Islands, Aug. 29, 2025 /CNW/ -- Exactly 80 years after the end of World War II in the Pacific, ...