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Leosa Destination Guide

Touring Leosa in Solomon Islands

Leosa in the region of Solomon Islands (general) is located in Solomon Islands - some 21 mi or ( 34 km ) North-West of Honiara , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Leosa

Time in Leosa is now 12:45 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Pacific/Guadalcanal " with a UTC offset of 11 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Volivoli, Vatulovo, Valesighao, Tumbuka, and Tina. Being here already, consider visiting Volivoli . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Leosa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Boat and Hike to Savo Island Volcano, Solomon Islands

7:12 min by wernerdad
Views: 284 Rating: 5.00

This is a compilation of video clips from a trip I took to the Savo Island volcano in the Solomon Islands in June 2012. I was with two really very chill Australian guys and, for the hike, a local guid ..

Solomons_04_trip_to_Savo.mp4

8:37 min by AnglicanFranciscan
Views: 115 Rating: 5.00

Society of St Francis formators' training meeting held in Solomon islands 2010. The focus for this event was formation for peace. The Society of St Francis is the international Anglican Franciscan ord ..


Swimming with dolphins at Dolphin Cove, Savo Island, Solomon Islands

0:31 min by mjustesen
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Dolphins at Dolphin Cove, Savo Island, Solomon Islands

1:20 min by mjustesen
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Interesting facts about this location

Operation Ke

Operation Ke was the largely successful withdrawal of Japanese forces from Guadalcanal at the conclusion of the Guadalcanal Campaign of World War II. The operation took place between 14 January and 7 February 1943, and involved both army and navy forces under the overall direction of the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters (IGH). Commanders of the operation included Isoroku Yamamoto and Hitoshi Imamura.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -9.22 159.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: 1943 in Japan, 1943 in the Solomon Islands, Battles and operations of World War II involving the Solomon Islands, Battles of World War II involving Japan, Battles of World War II involving the United States, Conflicts in 1943, Evacuations, Far East naval theatre of World War II, Military history of Japan during World War II, Pacific Ocean theatre of World War II

Japanese destroyer Teruzuki

Japanese destroyer Teruzuki was an Akizuki-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "Pale or Lighter Moon, Shining Moon". On 12–13 November 1942, Teruzuki was part of the Bombardment Force commanded by Rear Admiral Abe Hiroaki. In the First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, she claimed hits on seven U.S. ships, including one sinking. The following morning, she assisted the crippled battleship Hiei.

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Located at -9.22 159.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: 1942 ships, Akizuki-class destroyers (1942), Shipwrecks in the Solomon Sea, World War II destroyers of Japan

Japanese destroyer Makigumo (1942)

Makigumo was a Yūgumo-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "Cirrus Clouds" (Rolling Clouds). Following the Battle of Midway in June 1942, downed American aircrew SBD Ensign Frank W. O'Flaherty and AMM1c Bruno P. Gaido were pulled from the water by Makigumo. After an interrogation, the crew tied weights around Flaherthy's and Gaido's feet and threw them into the Pacific to drown, instead of keeping them prisoner until they reached Japan.

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Located at -9.25 159.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: 1942 ships, Ships sunk by mines, Shipwrecks in the Solomon Sea, World War II destroyers of Japan, Yūgumo-class destroyers

Japanese destroyer Takanami (1942)

Japanese destroyer Takanami was a Yūgumo-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "Tall Wave". On the night of October 13–14, she escorted Battleships Kongo and Haruna during bombardment of Henderson Field, Guadalcanal. On night of October 15–16, she escorted Cruisers Myoko and Maya during bombardment of Henderson Field.

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Located at -9.23 159.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: 1942 ships, Shipwrecks in the Solomon Sea, World War II destroyers of Japan, Yūgumo-class destroyers

Savosavo language

The Savosavo language is spoken on Savo, a small volcanic island north of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. Savosavo is one of the Central Solomon Papuan languages, unlike most of the languages in the vicinity, which are members of the Oceanic branch of the Austronesian language family. The nearest Papuan language to Savosavo is Lavukaleve.

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Located at -9.13 159.81 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: East Papuan languages, Languages of the Solomon Islands