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Banjermasin

American  
[bahn-jer-mah-sin] / ˌbɑn dʒərˈmɑ sɪn /
Or Banjarmasin,

noun

  1. a seaport on the S coast of Borneo, in Indonesia.


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From ruined Balikpapan patrols fought southward toward Banjermasin on Borneo's south coast, 300 miles from Java.

From Time Magazine Archive

Horses, introduced by Europeans and owned only by the wealthier classes, are found in Banjermasin and in Sarawak.

From Project Gutenberg

Coal of good quality has been found in Pengaron and elsewhere in the Banjermasin district, but most Borneo coal is considerably below this average of excellence.

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Even at Banjermasin, near the south coast, the north-west wind brings annually a rainfall of 60 in., as against 33 in. of rain carried by the south-east wind.

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Of the chief place in the western division, Pontianak has about 9000 inhabitants; Sambas about 8000; Montrado, Mampawa and Landak between 2000 and 4000 each; and in the south and eastern division there are Banjermasin with nearly 50,000 inhabitants; Marabahan, Amuntai, Negara, Samarinda and Tengarung with populations of from 5000 to 10,000 inhabitants each.

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