Numfor

Numfor is one of the Biak Islands in Papua province, northeastern . It was the site of conflict between Japanese and the Allied forces during World War II, and was a major airbase for both sides.
Wikipedia
  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of 74 metres (243 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code FOO
  • …was formerly known as “Noemfoor”
  • Description: island in Biak Numfor Regency, Papua Province, Indonesia
  • Also known as
    “FOO”
    “Noemfoer”
    “Noemfor Eiland”
    “Numfoor”
    “Numfoor Island”
    “Numfor Island”
    “Pulau Numfoor”
    “Pulau Numfor”

Numfor

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Latitude
-0.99181° or 0° 59′ 31″ south
Longitude
134.88773° or 134° 53′ 16″ east
UN/LOCODE
ID FOO
Open location code
6QFP2V5Q+73
Geo­Names ID
1633826
Wiki­data ID
Q1632717

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Mari—“Numfor” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جزيرة نومفور”
  • Azerbaijani: “Numfor adası”
  • Bambara: “Numfor”
  • Catalan: “Numfor”
  • Cebuano: “Pulau Numfoor”
  • Chinese: “农福尔岛”
  • Chinese: “農福爾島”
  • Dutch: “Noemfor Eiland”
  • Dutch: “Numfoor”
  • Dutch: “Numfor”
  • Esperanto: “Numforo”
  • French: “Numfor”
  • German: “Numfor”
  • Indonesian: “Numfor”
  • Indonesian: “Poelau Noemfoor”
  • Indonesian: “Pulau Numfoor”
  • Indonesian: “Pulau Numfor”
  • Italian: “Numfor”
  • Japanese: “Noemfoor島”
  • Japanese: “ヌムフォア島”
  • Japanese: “ヌンホル島”
  • Macedonian: “Нумфор”
  • Malayalam: “നുമ്ഫൊര്”
  • Persian: “نومفور”
  • Polish: “Numfoor”
  • Portuguese: “Noemfoor”
  • Portuguese: “Numfor”
  • Russian: “Нумфор”
  • Spanish: “Numfor”
  • Swedish: “Numfoor”
  • Swedish: “Pulau Numfoor”
  • Ukrainian: “Нумфор”
  • Vietnamese: “Numfor”
  • Western Frisian: “Numfor”
  • Western Mari: “Нумфор”
  • “Noemfoer”
  • “Noemfor”

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