Labuan Island, British Borneo
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:island
|
| gptkbp:administeredBy |
gptkb:Federal_Territory_of_Labuan
|
| gptkbp:area |
92 km²
|
| gptkbp:dateBecamePartOfMalaysia |
1963
|
| gptkbp:dateEstablishedAsColony |
1848
|
| gptkbp:dateTransferredToNorthBorneoCompany |
1890
|
| gptkbp:dateTransferredToStraitsSettlements |
1906
|
| gptkbp:historicalName |
British colony
part of Straits Settlements part of North Borneo |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Labuan Island, British Borneo
|
| gptkbp:knownFor |
World War II history
duty-free port offshore financial center |
| gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Malaysia
gptkb:South_China_Sea gptkb:British_Borneo |
| gptkbp:majorCity |
gptkb:Victoria
|
| gptkbp:recapturedBy |
Australian forces (WWII)
|
| gptkbp:timezone |
UTC+8
|
| gptkbp:transferredTo |
gptkb:Malaysia
gptkb:British_North_Borneo_Company gptkb:Colony_of_North_Borneo |
| gptkbp:usedBy |
gptkb:Royal_Navy
Japanese forces (WWII) |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Battle_of_Labuan
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
|