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Balikpapan Bay

Bay in Indonesia

Summary

Bay in Indonesia

Field	Value
name	Balikpapan Bay
native_name	id
image	COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Gezicht over de Baai van Balikpapan met olietanks en steigers van de Bataafsche Petroleum Maatschappij (BPM) TMnr 60018717.jpg
caption	Balikpapan Bay ca.1910
location	Southeast Asia
pushpin_map	Borneo
coordinates
type	Bay
basin_countries	Indonesia
reference	Teluk Balikpapan: Indonesia National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA

| max-depth = Balikpapan Bay (Indonesian: Teluk Balikpapan), is a bay in Indonesia, near Borneo island close to the city of Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. The Indonesian company Pertamina has its largest oil refinery on the eastern side of the bay.

Location

Balikpapan Bay is located on the western side of Makassar Strait, in the south-west of the Pacific Ocean. The bay borders several areas.

North: Penajam Paser Utara Regency
East: Balikpapan city
South: Makassar Strait
West: Penajam city and Penajam Paser Utara Regency.

Balikpapan bay is the mouth of several rivers such as Wain River before merging into Makassar strait.

Ports and harbors

Several public ports were located in Balikpapan Bay, such as:

Semayang Harbor, the largest passenger and cargo for Balikpapan city.
Kampung Baru Harbor, a harbour serving ferry boat passenger to Sulawesi
Kariangau Harbor, a ferry harbor to Balikpapan city.
Penajam Harbor, a ferry harbor to Penajam city.

Private ports were also located in this area, such as:

Pertamina, on the eastern part.
Chevron, on the western part.
Several coal mining company has its own private port on western and northern part.

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