Tenaru | |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Solomon Islands |
Discharge1 Location: | mouth |
Source1 Location: | Guadalcanal |
Mouth Location: | Savo Sound |
The Tenaru is the name of a river on the northern coast of Guadalcanal with a tributary at Ironbottom Sound (called Savo Sound prior to World War II). During World War II, it was the site for the Battle of the Tenaru River.