Celebes SeaThe Celebes Sea, (ˈsɛləˌbiːz,_səˈliːbiz; Laut Sulawesi, Laut Sulawesi, Dagat Selebes) or Sulawesi Sea, of the western Pacific Ocean is bordered on the north by the Sulu Archipelago and Sulu Sea and Mindanao Island of the Philippines, on the east by the Sangihe Islands chain, on the south by Sulawesi's Minahasa Peninsula, and on the west by northern Kalimantan in Indonesia. It extends 420 miles (675 km) north-south by east-west and has a total surface area of , to a maximum depth of .
BalikpapanInfobox settlement | name = Balikpapan | official_name = City of Balikpapan | native_name = | settlement_type = City | image_skyline = | image_flag = | image_shield = Coat of arms of Balikpapan.svg | nicknames = id: Balikpapan Kota Beriman (Balikpapan, City of Believers) | motto = bjn: Gawi Manuntung Waja Sampai Kaputing (Hard Work until Finish) | anthem = Hymne Balikpapan" | image_map1 = | map_caption1 = Interactive Map of Balikpapan | image_map = Lokasi Kalimantan Timur Kota Balikpapan.
TawauTawau (ˈta wau, Jawi: , ), formerly known as Tawao, is the capital of the Tawau District in Sabah, Malaysia. It is the third-largest city in Sabah, after Kota Kinabalu and Sandakan. It is located on the Semporna Peninsula in the southeast coast of the state in the administrative centre of Tawau Division, which is bordered by the Sulu Sea to the east, the Celebes Sea to the south at Cowie Bay and shares a border with North Kalimantan, Indonesia.
BorneoBorneo (ˈbɔːrnioʊ; Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world, with an area of . At the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, it is one of the Greater Sunda Islands, located north of Java, west of Sulawesi, and east of Sumatra. The island is politically divided among three countries: Malaysia and Brunei in the north, and Indonesia to the south. Approximately 73% of the island is Indonesian territory. In the north, the East Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak make up about 26% of the island.
