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    Sofifi (Oba) Halmahera | North Maluku Province Indonesia
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Lat 0° 43' 60N Long 127° 32' 60E  Sofifi is located at an elevation of 72' / 21m above sea level on the northeastern coast of Halmahera Island (Pulau Halmahera) in the Molucca Island Group (Molucca Islands). Also known as Oba. Borders Dodinga Bay. Prewar and during the Pacific War located in the Netherlands East Indies (NEI). Today located in North Maluku Province (Provinsi Maluku Utara) in Indonesia.

Sofifi Airfield (Oba Airfield)
Used by the Japanese during the Pacific War

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May 13, 2021

 

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