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Biak

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Bi·ak  (b-yäk)
The largest of the Schouten Islands of Indonesia, off the northwest coast of New Guinea. In World War II it was the scene of heavy fighting from May 27 to June 20, 1944.
Biak [biːˈjɑːk]
n
(Placename) an island in Indonesia, north of West Irian: the largest of the Schouten Islands. Area: 2455 sq. km (948 sq. miles)


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The same principle guided the Japanese command as it organized the antiamphibious defenses of Biak Island in 1944.
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