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City in East Kalimantan, Indonesia
Photo: consigliere ivan from Bontang, Indonesia, CC0 via Wikimedia Commons
Bontang is a city in East Kalimantan, in the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo.
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lowland tropical rainforest.
You can get a bus from Samarinda or rent a car. Cost for a bus ticket is US$2, and US$35 for car rental.
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Samarinda · Regional · AAP
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