Tag: Maluku

Sawai Village, Maluku

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Village of Sawai, Maluku, is one of destinations in the Manusela National Park. The waters are calm and clean. This tourism village has the same beauty with other islands in Indonesia. This village is famous for its beaches and sea. Most of the sea in the this village is still natural and well preserved. Sawai village is including the oldest villages in Maluku and it has several small islands surrounding it. These islands are also adds to the beauty of the Sea of ??Sawai. What is unique of this village…

Wetar Island

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Wetar Island The tropical island of Wetar belongs to the Indonesian province of Maluku and is the largest island of the Barat Daya Islands (literally Southwest Islands). It lies east of the Lesser Sunda Islands, which include nearby Alor and Timor, but it is politically part of the Maluku Islands. To the south, across the Wetar Strait, lies the island of Timor; at its closest it is 50 km away. To the west, across the Ombai Strait, lies the island of Alor. To the southwest is the very small island…

Liran Island

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Liran Island Liran Island is a small island off the southwest coast of Wetar Island, Indonesia. 12 km to the southwest is the East Timorese island Atauro. Liran is the westernmost of the Barat Daya Islands in the province of Maluku. Liran is surrounded by coral reefs. It has a small population, who speak Wetarese. They primarily live in the small village on the south end of the island. There is also a lighthouse there. The inhabitants that live in Liran are split within three villages, which is Ustutun, Manoha…

Kisar Island – Maluku

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Kisar Island Kisar island, also known as Yotowawa, is a small island in the Southwestern Moluccas in Indonesia. This island is located to the northeast of Timor Island in an area of great tectonic activity. The Oirata language(closely related to Fataluku) and the unrelated Kisar, a trade language (also locally known as Yotowawa or Meher), are spoken here. Kisar Island has the aerodrome and airport runways named John. J. Bakker, it is planned to be extended from 800 meters to 1300 meters to support Sail Banda. Temporarily, the airfield can…

Halmahera Island

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Halmahera Island Halmahera, which also known as Jailolo or Gilolo, is the largest island in the Maluku Islands. It is part of the North Maluku province of Indonesia and Sofifi, the capital of the province. It is located on the west coast of the island. This island is consist of 5 regencies: Halmahera Timur / east Halmahera, Halmahera Selatan / south halmahera, Halmahera Barat / west halmahera, Halmahera Utara / north Halmahera, and Halmahera Tengah / central Halmahera. The island is shaped in K letter, it almost like a miniature…

Bacan Island, The Marvelous One

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Bacan Island Bacan is a group of islands in the Maluku Islands and becomes the largest island on the territory. The islands are mountainous and forested. The islands lie in south of Ternate and west of Halmahera’s southernmost arm. Bacan itself is the largest; while, the second and third largest islands are Kasiruta and Mandioli. The rest are about dozens of smaller islands in the group. Bacan Island is part of North Maluku province, precisely located in the Bacan sub-district. Bacan is an island that inhabited by any of the…

Larat Island, The Island Of The Light

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Larat Island Larat Island is the outer island of Indonesia that located in the Aru Sea and it is bordered by the states of Australia. Larat Island is part of the government of ??West Southeast Maluku regency, Maluku province. Larat Island is one of 92 frontline island in Indonesia. On this island, there are points that determine sea borders between Indonesia and Australia. This small island is administratively a district of North Tanimbar mainland of West Southeast Maluku (MTB). To go to Larat island can only be reached by sea,…

Leti Island

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Leti Island Leti Island is the outer islands of Indonesia, it located in the Timor Sea and is bordered by the Timor Leste. Leti Island is part of the government area of ??Southwest Maluku regency, Maluku province. The nearest places to Pulau Leti are Luhulele (4 km southwest), Tombra (4 km north), Serwaru (4 km north), Nuwewan (6 km northeast), and Laitutun (7 km northwest). www.indonesia-tourism.com

Enu Island, The Home For The Turtles

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Enu Island Enu Island is an island that located in the outermost Indonesia, which is in Arafuru Sea and it bordering with Australia. Enu Island is part of ??Southeast Maluku regency, Maluku province, Indonesia. The island is located in the south of Aru island. Pulau Enu is a small island in the Arafura Sea at the southeastern corner of the Aru group. Located on the south side of the island. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. Instead of the beautiful natural sightseeing, Enu island is also famous for the…

The Incredible Kei – Maluku

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Kei Islands Kai Islands (or Kei) in Indonesia is located in the southeastern part of the Maluku Islands, part of Maluku province. Locals call these islands as Nuhu Evav (“Evav Islands”) or Evav Land (“Evav State”), but it knows as Kei or Kai by the residents outer islands. “Kai” is actually the title of the colonial Dutch East Indies, and it is still written in old sources book. The archipelago is located in the south of the Bird’s Head Peninsula of Irian Jaya, west of the Aru Islands, and in…