For the Hindu monster, see Munda (Hinduism), for Caesar's battle see battle of Munda, and for the language family see Munda languages. In Hinduism, Munda is a monster that was killed by Chamunda Devi. ... Battle of Munda Conflict Roman Republican civil wars Date March 17, 45 BC Place Mundane, near Osuna, southern Spain Result Caesarean victory The Battle of Munda took place on March 17, 45 BC in the plains of Munda, southern Spain. ... Munda Languages are spoken in north east India. ...

Munda is the largest settlement on the island of New Georgia in the Western Province of the Solomon Islands. It is located at the southwestern tip (called Munda Point) of the western end of New Georgia, and the large Roviana Lagoon is just offshore. Categories: Oceania geography stubs | Solomon Islands ...

Munda Point was originally the site of a coconut plantation established by Australian Norman Wheately. During World War II the Japanese built an airstrip to serve as a staging point to Guadalcanal. A convoy put in to Munda Point on 24 November 1942, and started construction under careful concealment from the air, but were discovered by American planes on 3 December, and the first airstrikes were delivered by B-17s on 9 December. However, the Japanese were able to use Munda despite regular bombardment from both air and sea, and the Americans' New Georgia Campaign spent July of 1943 closing in on Munda overland, capturing it on 6 August. Binomial name Cocos nucifera L. Also a song by Harry Nilsson The Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera), is a member of the family Arecaceae (palm family). ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... An airstrip is a kind of airport that consists only of a runway with perhaps fueling equipment. ... Guadalcanal, a 2,510 square mile (6,500 km²) island in the Pacific Ocean and a province of the Solomon Islands, is largely a jungle. ... November 24 is the 328th day (329th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1942 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... An airstrike is a military strike by air forces on an enemy ground position, which depending on the selected tactics may or may not be followed up by artillery, armor, and/or infantry units. ... A B_17 nicknamed Sally B in England in 2001 The B_17 Flying Fortress was the first mass_produced, four_engine heavy bomber. ... December 9 is the 343rd day (344th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ...

The airstrip remains today, but it is primarily used by tourists coming for scuba diving in the lagoon. Early ideas of autonomous under-water systems appear in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Scuba diving is the use of independent breathing equipment to stay underwater for long periods of time for recreational diving and professional diving. ...

See also

• Kasi Maru