Savo Island 636039 210297158 2008-05-05T10:53:29Z Mohonu 3843455 link :''For the United States Navy escort carrier, see'' [[USS Savo Island (CVE-78)]]. [[Image:GuadalcanalCloseup.png|thumb|right|300px|Guadalcanal and environs]] '''Savo Island''' is a [[volcano|volcanic island]] in the [[Solomon Islands]] group in the [[Pacific Ocean|South Pacific]] ocean. It is located to the northeast of the northern tip of [[Guadalcanal|Guadalcanal Island]] at {{coord|9|8|0|S|159|49|0|E |region:SB_type:island |display=title,inline}}. Politically, Savo Island is a part of the Solomons' [[Central Province (Solomon Islands)|Central Province]]. The volcano of the island last erupted in the years between 1835 and 1850. One eruption was so strong that it wiped out all life on the island. A previous eruption occurred in 1568. According to the data of the [[World Organization of Volcanic Observatories]], Savo Island is active every 100 to 300 years. ==Savo Island in World War II== Because of its proximity to Guadalcanal Island and the hotly contested nature of the battles for control of the Solomon Islands, Savo Island figured in many of the naval engagements of the [[Solomon Islands campaign]]. It is most well known as the location of several naval battles fought in the adjacent "[[Ironbottom Sound]]" during [[World War II]], between the [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] naval forces and the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]]. List of World War II naval battles fought in the vicinity of Savo Island: *[[Battle of Savo Island]], [[9 August]] [[1942]] *[[Battle of Cape Esperance]] (originally known as the "Second Battle of Savo Island"), [[11 October]]–[[12 October]] [[1942]] *[[Naval Battle of Guadalcanal]], [[13 November]]–[[15 November]] [[1942]] *[[Battle of Tassafaronga]], [[30 November]] [[ 1942]] ==Trivia== Savo island is the setting for one of the missions in WWII strategy game [[Commandos 2]]. The mission is called The Guns of Savo Island and is a none-too-subtle remake of the classic adventure film and novel ''[[The Guns of Navarone (novel)|The Guns of Navarone]]'', juxtaposed to a Pacific locale. ==See also== * [[Geography of the Solomon Islands]] * [[History of the Solomon Islands]] [[Category:Islands of the Solomon Islands]] [[Category:Stratovolcanoes]] [[Category:Subduction volcanoes]] [[Category:Volcanoes of the Solomon Islands]] {{Solomon Islands}} [[de:Savo Island]] [[it:Isola di Savo]] [[la:Savo (insula)]] [[nl:Savo (Salomonseilanden)]] [[ja:サボ島]] [[pt:Ilha Savo]] [[sk:Savo (ostrov)]] [[fi:Savo (saari)]]