It is most well known as the location of several naval battles fought in the adjacent "Ironbottom Sound" during World War II, between the Allied naval forces and the Imperial Japanese Navy.
É coñecida como o lugar onde se libraron moitas batallas navais no adxacente "Ironbottom Sound" durante a segunda guerra mundial, entre as forzas aliadas navais e a Armada Imperial Xaponesa.