Tarnoonga

Tarnoonga was an ocean-covered planet likely located somewhere in the Outer Rim territories. The seas of Tarnoonga were the homes of giant sea monsters such as the Miridon, who made its nest in the ruins of sunken freighter ships settled atop the undersea mountain ranges. The peaks of many of these mountains stretched upward, breaking the ocean’s surface, forming immense natural caverns and grottos.

Some time prior to the Battle of Yavin, the pirate known as, Gir Kybo Ren-Cha, established a hideaway base inside the depths of one of these tall mountain peaks. His crew and he would horde the purloined treasures from neighboring worlds such as Tammuz-an and hide them within private caches inside the mountain tops.

Once, Kybo kidnapped the heroes known as Jann Tosh and Jessica Meade and brought them to his grotto on Tarnoonga. With the help of the droid team of C-3PO and R2-D2 however, Jann and Jessica were able to escape.

Behind the scenes

 * Captain Kybo’s mountain base bears a striking resemblance to the sinkhole caverns of Utapau as seen in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Whether the film’s production design crew intentionally used Tarnoonga as a model for designing Utapau is unknown.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Droids
 * "The Pirates of Tarnoonga"