Kogin Matanikau na Guadalcanal, tsibirin sulaiman,yana arewa maso yammacin tsibirin. A lokacin yaƙin neman zaɓe na Guadalcanal na Yaƙin Duniya na Biyu,ƙulla gagarumin alkawarin a tsakaninsu ayyuka da dama sun faru tsakanin sojojin Amurka da na Japan kusa da kogin.

Kogin Matanikau
General information
Tsawo 15 km
Labarin ƙasa
Map
Tsarin Daidaiton Labarin Kasa 9°26′05″S 159°58′01″E / 9.4347°S 159.9669°E / -9.4347; 159.9669
Kasa Tsibiran Solomon
River mouth (en) Fassara Ironbottom Sound (en) Fassara
Kogin

Kogin Matanikau ya kasance wurin da aka yi muhimman fadace-fadace guda hudu a yakin Guadalcanal na yakin duniya na biyu,wanda wasu daga cikin sojojin ruwa na Amurka da sojojin Japan na Imperial suka gwabza daga ranar 19 ga Agusta zuwa 9 ga Nuwamba 1942.

9°26′5″S 159°58′1″E / 9.43472°S 159.96694°E / -9.43472; 159.96694