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The port is accessed from the north through the Madura Strait, a 25-mile (40-kilometer) long, 100-meter (110-yard) wide, and 9.5-meter (31-foot) deep channel between East Java and Madura Island. Because of its strategic position and the existence of surrounding advantageous hinterlands, the port constitutes the center of inter island shipping ...
In Indonesian, pekarangan can be translated as "land that surrounds a house", "a house's yard", or "plotted land for house construction". [1] However, the term is widely used in scientific literature, specifically in agroforestry and environmental topics, to mean "home gardens". [2]
Pemandangan was a daily Indonesian language newspaper published in the Dutch East Indies (or later Indonesia) between 1933 and 1958. It was one of the few local newspapers which was initially allowed to operate during the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies .
The Malay word 'Permatang' refers to the village's geographic landform, as it is situated on a ridge surrounded by mangrove swamps. [2] ' Damar' in Malay means resin whilst 'Laut' is the Malay word for the sea; the village was purportedly where resin-producing trees once grew along the shore, hence the phrase 'Damar Laut'.
Laut (Luh-OOt; Indonesian: pulau Laut) [1]: 3744 is an island located in northern Java Sea, to the southwest of Makassar Strait. It is administratively part of the Kota Baru Regency in the Indonesian province of South Kalimantan .
Taman Sari Water Castle, also known as Taman Sari (Javanese: ꦠꦩꦤ꧀ ꦱꦫꦶ), is the site of a former royal garden of the Sultanate of Yogyakarta.It is located about 2 km south within the grounds of the Kraton, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
The "Star of Lake Tai" is a giant, 115-meter (377 ft) ferris wheel on the shore of the lake. [5] Completed in 2008, it takes 18 minutes to complete one revolution. Passengers can enjoy the scenery of Lake Tai and the city center. At night, lighting effects are switched on around the wheel.
Changi Beach Park. In April 1970, plans to rent out four sites on the beach to private developers were announced by the government. [9] By August 1971, four blocks of buildings containing dining establishments were built, and work on an 8 acres (3.2 ha) beach resort with fountains, sanitation facilities and restrooms was being carried out. [10]