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Biak

American  
[bee-yahk] / biˈyɑk /

noun

  1. an island N of Irian Barat, in Indonesia. 948 sq. mi. (2,455 sq. km).


Biak British  
/ biːˈjɑːk /

noun

  1. an island in Indonesia, north of New Guinea: the largest of the Schouten Islands. Area: 2455 sq km (948 sq miles)

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The dead from the raid were initially buried on Biak.

From Washington Post • Mar. 23, 2022

Benson and Moynihan were both stationed near an airstrip just off the beach on Biak, now part of Indonesia.

From Washington Post • Mar. 23, 2022

That body was the only one of the three unknowns from the Biak raid that was still unidentified.

From Washington Post • Mar. 23, 2022

In the decade before the coup, life was peaceful for Mr. Biak Tling and his family.

From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2021

Scattered about in the waters of the great Geelvink Bay are many islands of various sizes, such as Biak or Wiak, Jappen or Jobi, Run or Ron, Noomfor, and many more.

From The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia by Frazer, James George, Sir