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Shuksan rises in Whatcom County, Washington immediately to the east of Mount Baker, and 11.6 miles (18.7 km) south of the Canada–US border. The mountain's name Shuksan is derived from the Lummi word [šéqsən], said to mean "high peak". [4] The highest point on the mountain is a three-sided peak known as Summit Pyramid. [5]
Tarakan is an island and co-extensively the sole city within the Indonesian province of North Kalimantan. The island city is the largest urban area in North ...
USS Satinleaf (AN-43/YN-62) was an Ailanthus-class net laying ship which served with the U.S. Navy in the western Pacific Ocean theatre of operations during World War II.Her career was without major incident, and she returned home safely after the war with two battle stars to her credit.
The Battle of Tarakan was the first stage in the Borneo campaign of 1945. It began with an amphibious landing by Allied forces on 1 May, code-named Operation Oboe One ; the Allied ground forces were drawn mainly from the Australian 26th Brigade , but included a small element of Netherlands East Indies personnel.
Tarakan airstrip in May 1945. Juwata Airport [1] (Indonesian: Bandar Udara Juwata) (IATA: TRK, ICAO: WAQQ) [2] is a domestic airport in Tarakan, North Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is located on the island of Tarakan off the coast of Borneo. The airport was the main Allied objective during the Battle of Tarakan (1945).
The Pacific coast of Westport. Washington is the northwesternmost state of the contiguous United States.It borders Idaho to the east, bounded mostly by the meridian running north from the confluence of the Snake River and Clearwater River (about 117°02'23" west), except for the southernmost section where the border follows the Snake River.
As of April 1, 2023, the Washington State Office of Financial Management, Forecasting Division estimates the cities as having a combined population of 316,600. [ 5 ] The Tri-Cities Airport is located in Pasco and provides the region with commercial and private air service.
This is the complete order of battle of Allied and Japanese forces during the Borneo campaign of 1945. As the campaign was fought in three geographically separate areas and the same air and naval units supported more than one of these battles the order of battle is split into the three areas.