Biak [island] - Biak

Japanese: ビアク[島] - ビアク
Biak [island] - Biak
The main island of the Sukuktan Islands in the northwest of West Irian, Indonesia. A coral reef island, it is about 80km long and 40km wide. It has an area of ​​2,430km2 and a population of about 40,000. During World War II, it was the site of a fierce battle between Japan and the United States from May to June 1944, and thousands of Japanese soldiers died in the battle. There is an airport.

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Japanese:
インドネシアの西イリアン北西部,スクーテン諸島の主島。サンゴ礁の島で,長さ約80km,幅40km。面積2430km2,人口約4万人。第2次大戦中の1944年5〜6月,日米の激戦地となり,数千の日本兵が玉砕した。空港がある。

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