WW2 Marine Bunker
Solomon Islands /
Guadalcanal /
Honiara /
World
/ Solomon Islands
/ Guadalcanal
/ Honiara
World / Solomon Islands
Second World War 1939-1945, military
A WW2 US marine bunker & memorial at the base of the old Henderson Airfield Tower. The tower was built by the Seebees during their occupation of Guadalcanal. As of April 2006 the bunker is in pretty bad shape & is on land run by a Japanese tar refinery. Permission is required to visit the memorial.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 9°25'51"S 160°2'33"E
- Wreck of USS Juneau (CL-52) 165 km
- Wreck of USS Wasp (CV-7) 558 km
- Wreck of HIJMS I-18 576 km
- Wreck of USS Sims (DD-409) 673 km
- Wreck of USS Hornet (CV-8) 736 km
- Wreck of USS Tucker (DD-374) 1032 km
- Command Ridge 1250 km
- Quoin Hill Strip 1280 km
- Nukufetau Airfield 2023 km
- RFMF Queen Elizabeth Barracks 2210 km
- Mt. Vatunjae 26 km
- Guadalcanal 28 km
- Mt. Gallego 35 km
- Ironbottom Sound 35 km
- Purvis Bay 40 km
- Mt. Esperance 41 km
- Savo Volcano 42 km
- Savo 42 km
- Nggela Sule 43 km
- Nggela Pile 45 km