Matanikau

Matanikau er en flod på Guadalcanal i Salomonøerne. Den ligger i den nordvestlige del af øen. Under slaget om Guadalcanal i Stillehavskrigen under 2. verdenskrig blev der udkæmpet flere betydelige kampe mellem styrker fra USA og Japan ved floden.

Matanikau
En amerikansk patrulje krydser Matanikau i september 1942
Overblik
Land	Salomonøerne
Geografi
Udspring	Guadalcanal
Udmunding	Ironbottom Sound

Henvisninger

• Wikimedia Commons har flere filer relateret til Matanikau
• "Matanikau River". La Tierra (spansk). www.tutiempo.net. 1993. Hentet 2007-01-26.
• Anderson, Charles R. (1993). "GUADALCANAL". The U.S. Army Campaigns of World War II. United States Army Center of Military History. Arkiveret fra originalen (brochure) 20. december 2007. Hentet 2006-07-09.
• Cagney, James (2005). "The Battle for Guadalcanal". HistoryAnimated.com. Arkiveret fra originalen (javascript) 26. maj 2012. Hentet 2006-05-17.- Interactive animation of the battle
• Chen, C. Peter (2004-2006). "Guadalcanal Campaign". World War II Database. Hentet 2006-05-17.
• Flahavin, Peter (2004). "Guadalcanal Battle Sites, 1942-2004". Hentet 2006-08-02.- Web site with many pictures of Guadalcanal battle sites from 1942 and how they look now.
• Hoffman, Jon T. (1995). "Matanikau" (brochure). FROM MAKIN TO BOUGAINVILLE: Marine Raiders in the Pacific War. Marine Corps Historical Center. Hentet 2006-12-28.
• Hough, Frank O.; Ludwig, Verle E.; Shaw, Henry I., Jr. "Pearl Harbor to Guadalcanal". History of U.S. Marine Corps Operations in World War II. Hentet 2006-05-16.
• Miller, John Jr. (1949). "GUADALCANAL: THE FIRST OFFENSIVE". UNITED STATES ARMY IN WORLD WAR II. United States Army Center of Military History. Arkiveret fra originalen 25. december 2007. Hentet 2006-07-04.
• Shaw, Henry I. (1992). "First Offensive: The Marine Campaign For Guadalcanal". Marines in World War II Commemorative Series. Hentet 2006-07-25.
• Zimmerman, John L. (1949). "The Guadalcanal Campaign". Marines in World War II Historical Monograph. Hentet 2006-07-04.