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Balikpapan

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Balikpapan

Port in Indonesia, on the east coast of southern Kalimantan province, Borneo; population (2001 est) 419,200. It is situated in the centre of Indonesia's petroleum-producing area, and industries include oil-refining and timber processing.

In 1942, during World War II, a major naval battle between Japanese and United States forces took place in the nearby Makassar Strait. Balikpapan was occupied by the Japanese from January 1942 to July 1945.
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