Maravovo

Maravovo
Maravovo
	Village
	Maravovo Location in Guadalcanal
	Coordinates: 9°17′00″S 159°38′00″E
Country	Solomon Islands
Province	Guadalcanal
Island	Guadalcanal
Time zone	UTC+11 (UTC)

Maravovo (or alternatively Marovovo) is a village on the northwest coast of Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. It is located 57.6 kilometres (35.8 mi) by road northwest of Honiara.[1] Mangakiki is in close proximity to Maravovo. The population is reportedly entirely Anglican.[2] On 7 October 1942, during the Guadalcanal campaign, the Japanese established a small midget submarine base there. On 7 February 1943, when the first American troops reached the area, they only encountered slight resistance, and found out most of the Japanese had already been previously evacuated during Operation Ke.[3][4][5] Wreck of one of the midget submarine still lies underwater in the bay facing the village.[6]

Notable people

Ini Kopuria (died 1945), police officer who formed the Melanesian Brotherhood in 1925

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References

Maps (Map). Google Maps.
Ryniker, David C (1991). Stories and Christianity in the Solomon Islands. Wichita State University. p. 20. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
Joseph Wheelan, Midnight in the Pacific: Guadalcanal--The World War II Battle That Turned the Tide of War, 2017 https://books.google.fr/books?hl=fr&id=T7cIDgAAQBAJ&dq=marovovo&q=marovovo#v=snippet&q=marovovo&f=false%7C
https://www.pacificwrecks.com/provinces/solomons_guadalcanal_maravovo.html
http://www.combinedfleet.com/Solomons.htm
Ewan Stevenson. https://www.pacificwrecks.com/subs/HA-11.html

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[GM-1] Maps (Map). Google Maps.

[Ryniker1991-2] Ryniker, David C (1991). Stories and Christianity in the Solomon Islands. Wichita State University. p. 20. Retrieved 26 September 2012.

[3] Joseph Wheelan, Midnight in the Pacific: Guadalcanal--The World War II Battle That Turned the Tide of War, 2017 https://books.google.fr/books?hl=fr&id=T7cIDgAAQBAJ&dq=marovovo&q=marovovo#v=snippet&q=marovovo&f=false%7C

[4] ttps://www.pacificwrecks.com/provinces/solomons_guadalcanal_maravovo.html

[5] ttp://www.combinedfleet.com/Solomons.htm

[6] Ewan Stevenson. https://www.pacificwrecks.com/subs/HA-11.html