<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Part of the Pacific Theater of World War II </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> The aircraft carrier USS Lexington explodes on 8 May 1942, several hours after being damaged by a Japanese carrier air attack . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 4--8 May 1942 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Coral Sea, between Australia, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Japanese tactical victory </Li> <Li> Allied strategic victory </Li> <Li> Japanese invasion repelled </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 4--8 May 1942 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Coral Sea, between Australia, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Japanese tactical victory </Li> <Li> Allied strategic victory </Li> <Li> Japanese invasion repelled </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

Where did battle of coral sea take place