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# Tanoa

**Tanoa** is an Arma 3 terrain, released in 11 July 2016 as a part of the Apex expansion. It is a South Pacific archipelago map, and it is 100 km2 . It has a lush tropical flora, a very dense jungle, with a very rough and mountanious terrain. The archipelago also features a volcano in the main island, **Mont Tanoa**. The archipelago has a **coral reef**.

### The Islands

#### Tanoa

The main and the largest island in the archipelago. The island has N number of towns and villages, the largest being **Georgetown**, the capital of the archipelago. The island has two airfields, two ports, two military bases, a mine, a factory, two diesel powerplants, numerous lumberyards, 10 temples, and a large railway network, mostly covering the west side of the island. The island is largely industrialized, the main economic sources being lumber, sugar and mining.

#### Tuvanaka

The north-western island. It has two towns, **Tuvanaka** and **Belfort**. The island is mainy used for military purposes, as nearly 3/4 of the island has been claimed by the military base. The island has one airfield, two long rage transmitter antennas, a large training range and two small harbors, each in one town.

#### Balavu

The northern South-west island. It consists of 7 towns, 3 harbors and a long range transmitter antenna. The largest town is **Balavu**. There is a bridge and a ferry route to the neighboring island, **Katkoula**.

#### Katkoula

The southern south-west island. It consists of 6 towns, an airfield, two long range transmitter antennas and a small harbor. The largest town is Katkoula.

#### Moddergat

The south-eastern island. It has 12 towns and villages, the largest being **Lijnhaven**. It has two harbors, a long range transmitter antenna, an airfield, and an old fortress. It is dutch speaking. It is connected to the main island with a bridge and a ferry route.

### Trailer

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Tanoa trailer

### Links

- Arma 3 Apex
- [Arma 3 Tanoa terrain reveal - PC Gaming Show 2015 - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0N0T_COJEA)
- [Tanoa](http://arma3.com/tanoa)
- [SITREP #00111](http://dev.arma3.com/post/sitrep-00111)
- [E3 2015 - BOHEMIA INTERACTIVE REVEALS TERRAIN FOR UPCOMING ARMA 3 EXPANSION](http://arma3.com/news/e3-2015-bohemia-interactive-reveals-terrain-for-upcoming-arma-3-expansion)
- [REPORT IN: RADIM VITEK & PETR SEDLACEK - ENVIRONMENT](http://arma3.com/news/report-in-radim-vitek-petr-sedlacek-environment)

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — Tanoa](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Tanoa) (revision 353494).</sub>