Tarakan Island

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Coordinates: 3°21′0″N, 117°34′0″E

Location map of Tarakan
Location map of Tarakan

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 battles between Allied and Japanese forces in 1942 and 1945.

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