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DTIC ADA544890: Allied Geographical Section, Southwest Pacific Area. Terrain Study Number 87. Area Study of Tanimbar Islands, Netherlands, East Indies

The Tanimbar Group, or the Timor Laoet Archipelago, is in the eastern end of the Banda Sea, 300 statute miles north of Darwin. This report includes: Military importance; Offshore conditions and islands; Ports, anchorages and harbors; Descriptions of coasts and beaches; Physiography; Vegetation; Rivers, lakes and swamps; Airfields and landing grounds; Roads and trails; Transport; Signal communications; Towns and barrios; Resources, repair facilities, etc.; Population; Administration; Medical problems; Climate and meteorological conditions; Sources of information- publications and persons with local knowledge interviewed; Gazetteer of place names; Malay, Dutch or Native words in common use; Japanese equivalent of important place names; 44 black and white photographs; 12 maps.

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