Location
Islands group north-west of Guadalcanal. Sometimes called "Cape Marsh", when the islands were first discovered in the middle 1800s, they were (incorrectly) thought to be an extension of Guadalcanal. Some coastwatchers still called the islands this name in 1942.

Pavuvu Island
Largest island in the Russell Islands Group.

Banika Island
Island developed with two wartime airfields: Renard Field (South Field, Yandina) and North Field (Banika, Sunlight)

Yandina Island
Small island in the Russell Islands Group, east of Banika

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Last Updated
October 6, 2009