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The city is located on Tarakan island (off the east coast of Kalimantan), which composed of 8,635 hectares (21,340 acres) of land. [5] 27.5% of the city is composed of podzol soil and 57.63% latosol soil. [5] The city is located between 0–110 metres (0–361 ft) above sea level. [5]
Tarakan volcano is located in Indonesia's Halmahera island, near the shore of Galela Bay north east of Dukono volcano. Tarakan consists of two large cinder cones, namely Tarakan Lamo (large Tarakan) and Tarakan Itji (small Tarakan).
Juwata Airport has a runway area of 2,250 x 45 meters, 2 taxiways of area 82 m x 23 m each with another taxiway of area 176.59 m x 23 m connecting to the air force base. The airport have been developed both on the air side and the ground side. On the air side of the apron has been expanded from the original 335 m x 70 m into 335 m x 97 m.
The Battle of Tarakan took place on 11–12 January 1942, a day after the Empire of Japan declared war on the Kingdom of the Netherlands.Although Tarakan was only a small marshy island off northeastern Borneo in the Netherlands East Indies (today's Indonesia), its 700 oil wells, refineries, and airfield made it a crucial objective for Japan in the Pacific War.
HMAS Tarakan (L3017), a Mark III tank landing ship commissioned in 1946 and serving until 1954, when she was sold for scrap; HMAS Tarakan (L 129), a Balikpapan-class heavy landing craft laid down in 1971, and decommissioned in 2014
Tarakan is located three degrees north of the equator and has a tropical climate. The maximum temperature for most days is about 80 °F (27 °C), and relative humidity is consistently high at about 90 percent. [3] In 1945, Tarakan Town was the main settlement of the island. This town was located 2,000 yards (1,800 m) inland, and was separated ...
A second season, Free! - Eternal Summer, aired 13 episodes between July 2 and September 24, 2014 and was simulcast by Crunchyroll and Funimation. [2] An original video animation episode was included with the seventh Blu-ray Disc and DVD volume released on March 18, 2015. [3] A third season, Free! - Dive to the Future, premiered on July 11, 2018 ...
Battle of Tarakan (1942), January 11–12, 1942, the Japanese assault on the island, defeating Allied forces there. Battle of Tarakan (1945), May 1–25, 1945, the first phase of the Allied campaign to re-take Borneo.