Tarakan Island — Tarakan is an island off the coast of East Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is a marshy island situated in the eastern Celebes Sea, off the northeastern coast of Borneo. The island occupies an area of 117 square miles (303 km²).Tarakan was the site of… … Wikipedia
Tarakan, East Kalimantan — Tarakan is a city in East Kalimantan province of Indonesia. Located on the island with the same name, Tarakan Island, east of the coast of Borneo, the city comprises 250.80 km² with the total population of 169,951 as of 2006.some time me tarakan… … Wikipedia
Tarakan — In geography, Tarakan may refer to: * Tarakan (volcano) in Halmahera islands * Tarakan Island in the east of Borneo * Tarakan, East Kalimantan, a city on Tarakan IslandTwo battles during World War II: * Battle of Tarakan (1942) * Battle of… … Wikipedia
Battle of Tarakan (1945) — Part of the Pacific Theatre of World War II … Wikipedia
Battle of Tarakan (1942) — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Tarakan caption=Tarakan island partof=World War II date=January 11 12, 1942 place=Tarakan Island, northeastern Borneo island result=Decisive Japanese Victory combatant1=flag|Empire of Japan… … Wikipedia
Battle of Tarakan — may refer to two actions in the Pacific campaign of World War II, on the island of Tarakan, off the north east coast of Borneo:* Battle of Tarakan (1942), January 11–12, 1942, the Japanese assault on the island, defeating Allied forces there. *… … Wikipedia
HMAS Tarakan (L-3017) — was a Mark III Tank Landing Ship, or LST(3), built for the Royal Navy by R. and W. Hawthorne, Leslie and Company at Hebburn on Tyne in England and launched on 28 November 1944 as LST 3017. The ship was loaned to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN)… … Wikipedia
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Dutch East Indies campaign — Part of the Pacific Theatre of World War II … Wikipedia
Pacific War — For other uses, see Pacific War (disambiguation). War in the Pacific redirects here. For the video game, see War in the Pacific (video game). For the war between Chile, Bolivia, and Peru in 1879–84, see War of the Pacific. Pacific War Part of… … Wikipedia
