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

Abstract

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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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 30, 1944
Accession Number
ADA544890

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Archipelagoes
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Geographic Regions
  • Geography
  • Islands
  • Landforms
  • Landing Fields
  • Netherlands
  • Offshore
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Physical Geography
  • Terrain
  • Transport Ships
  • Vegetation

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Oceanography.