List of islands of Indonesia
This is a list of islands of Indonesian Archipelago. Indonesia comprises 17,508 - 18,306 islands and 8,844 that have been named according to estimates made by the Government of Indonesia, with 922 of those permanently inhabited.[1] The islands span 5,400 kilometres (3,400 mi) eastward from Sabang in northern Sumatra to Merauke in Irian Jaya. According to a 2002 survey by National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN), Indonesia has 18,306 islands. According to the CIA factbook there are 17,508 islands.[2] Much of Indonesia is seismically active and the number, size, submergence and emergence and shape of islands continues to evolve. The Indonesian Archipelago is part of Malay Archipelago.
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[edit] Major islands
- Sunda Islands
- Maluku Islands
- New Guinea - divided between Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua and the independent nation of Papua New Guinea.
[edit] Other islands
The following islands are listed by province
[edit] Java
[edit] Banten
[edit] DKI Jakarta
- Thousand Islands (Kepulauan Seribu)
[edit] West Java
- Pulau Biawak (Monitor Lizard Island), Indramayu
[edit] Central Java
[edit] East Java
[edit] Sumatra
[edit] Aceh
199 islands
[edit] North Sumatra
419 islands
- Nias Islands
- Hinako Islands
- Batu Islands (formerly Batoe Eilanden), 51 islands
- Berhala on the Strait of Malacca
- Jake
- Makole
- Masa
- Samosir, on Lake Toba
[edit] West Sumatra
[edit] Lampung
[edit] Riau
[edit] Riau Islands
about 3,200 islands
- Natuna Islands (Kepulauan Natuna)
- South Natuna Islands
- Anambas Islands
- Natuna Besar Islands
- Tambelan Islands
- Riau Archipelago
- Lingga Islands
[edit] Bangka-Belitung Islands
[edit] Kalimantan
[edit] East Kalimantan
[edit] South Kalimantan
[edit] Central Kalimantan
[edit] West Kalimantan
[edit] Sulawesi
[edit] North Sulawesi
- Talaud Islands
- Sangihe Islands
- Sangir Besar (Sangir)
- Nanipa
- Bukide
- Siau
- Tagulandang
- Lembeh
- Bunaken
- Manado Tua
- Nain
- Talise
- Bangka
[edit] Central Sulawesi
- Togian Islands
- Banggai Islands
- Peleng
- Banggai
- Bowokan Islands (Kepulauan Treko)
[edit] South Sulawesi
[edit] Southeast Sulawesi
[edit] Lesser Sunda Islands
[edit] Bali
[edit] West Nusa Tenggara
- Lombok
- Nusa Ceningan
- Pulau Menjangan
- Gili Selang
- Gili Tepekong
- Gili Biaha
- Gili Mimpang
- Sumbawa
- Sangeang
- Moyo Island
- Satonda
[edit] East Nusa Tenggara
- Alor Islands, 14 islands + 1 (East Timor)
- Flores
- Komodo
- Palu'e (Palu)
- Rinca
- Rote Island
- Savu (Sawu)
- Solor Islands
- Sumba
- Timor, divided between Indonesia (West Timor) and the independent nation of East Timor
[edit] Maluku
[edit] Maluku
- Buru
- Seram
- Gorong archipelago
- Watubela archipelago
- Banda
- Tayandu Islands (Kepulauan Tayahad)
- Kai Islands
- Aru Islands
- Tanimbar Islands
- Babar
- Barat Daya Islands
- Leti Islands
- Small volcanic islands in Banda Sea
[edit] North Maluku
- Halmahera, with nearby islands:
- Bacan
- Morotai
- Widi Islands
- Obi Islands
- Sula islands
[edit] New Guinea
islands near the Indonesian half of New Guinea island
[edit] West Papua
610 islands, 35 inhabited
[edit] Papua
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Based on "Seminar Nasional Penetapan Nama Pulau-pulau Kecil Dalam Presektif Sejarah or "National Seminary of Name For Little Islands From History Side", July 16 to 18 at Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia, now we know they have a new amount of the islands total, 8,844 that have been named
- ^ CIA World Factbook
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[edit] External links
- "Indonesia counts its islands before it's too late". Antara. May 17, 2007. http://www.antara.co.id/en/arc/2007/5/17/indonesia-counts-its-islands-before-its-too-late/.
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