Biak is a small island located in Cenderawasih Bay near the northern coast of Papua, an Indonesian province, and is just northwest of New Guinea. Biak is the largest island in its small archipelago, and has many atolls, reefs, and corals. Image File history File links Fishing_boats_on_Biak. ... Image File history File links Fishing_boats_on_Biak. ... Map showing Papua province in Indonesia Papua is a province of Indonesia comprising part of the western half of the island of New Guinea and nearby islands (see also Western New Guinea). ... An archipelago is a landform which consists of a chain or cluster of islands. ... Fanning Atoll (Tabuaeran) is a typical, small to moderate-sized atoll located in the central Pacific Ocean. ... A reef surrounding an islet. ... Orders Scleractinia Corals are gastrovascular marine cnidarians (phylum Cnidaria; class Anthozoa) existing as small sea anemone-like polyps, typically forming colonies of many individuals. ...
The largest population centre is at Kota Biak (Biak City) on the south coast. The rest of the island is thinly populated with small villages.
History
In World War II, a strategic airfield of the Imperial Japanese Army was located there, serving as a base for operations in the Pacific theatre. American forces eventually captured the island. On May 29, 1944, the first tank vs. tank battle in the Pacific Theatre occurred. The captured airfield was renamed Mokmer Airfield and later transferred to the Royal Australian Air Force. World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrination, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atomic bomb. ... For other uses, see Airport (disambiguation). ... The Imperial Japanese Army (大日本å¸åœ‹é™¸è» Dai-Nippon Teikoku Rikugun) was the official armed force of Japan from 1867 to 1945. ... US landings in the Pacific, 1942–1945 The Pacific War occurred in the Pacific Ocean, its islands, and in Asia. ... May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is the air force branch of the Australian Defence Force. ...
Under UN Resolution 2504 in 1969 it was transferred from Dutch rule, along with half of New Guinea.
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