Maikoor

{{Short description|Island in Maluku, Indonesia}}

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Maikoor is an island in the Aru Islands in the Arafura Sea. It is situated in the Maluku Province, Indonesia. Its area is 398 km². The other main islands in the archipelago are Tanahbesar (also called Wokam), Kola, Kobroor, Koba, and Trangan.{{cite book | ref = CSV07 | title=Terra Australis 22 - The Archaeology of the Aru Islands, Eastern Indonesia | date = 2007 |publisher=ANU E Press |doi=10.22459/TA22.2007 |isbn=978-1-921313-04-2 |url= https://press.anu.edu.au/publications/series/terra-australis/archaeology-aru-islands-eastern-indonesia |editor-first1 = Sue | editor-last1 = O'Connor | editor-first2 = Matthew | editor-last2 = Spriggs | editor-first3 = Peter | editor-last3 = Veth | page = 2 | chapter = 1 | doi-access=free }} The {{ill|934th Naval Air Group|ja|第三十六航空隊}} of the occupying Japanese Navy briefly operated a seaplane base from the island during World War II.{{cite web | url = http://www.hasegawa-model.co.jp/product/02136/ | title = 二式水上戦闘機 & 強風 "第934航空隊 コンボ" | trans-title = Type 2 Seaplane Fighter & Kyofu "934th Air Corps Combo" | language = ja | publisher = Hasegawa Corporation | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141229095406/http://www.hasegawa-model.co.jp/product/02136/ | archive-date = 2014-12-29 }} Established in April 1943, the Japanese began withdrawing in December 1943 as the base was now within reach of fighter escorts and floatplanes were no longer of any utility in the area.{{citation | title = 南海の海鷲たち 南西方面の日本海軍航空隊 | trans-title = South Sea Eagles: The Japanese Navy Air Corps in the Southwestern theatre | publisher = Dainippon Kaiga | date = 2014-11-04 | isbn = 978-4499231442 | first1 = Nobuhiko | last1 = Sato | first2 = Yasutaka | last2 = Yoshino | location = | page = 38 }}