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Islands of Indonesia
Indonesia is an archipelago made of 18,108 islands, according to satellite images. About 6,000 are inhabited.
Major islands of Indonesia:
- New Guinea — divided between Indonesian Papua (formerly Irian Jaya) and the country of Papua New Guinea)
Other Indonesian islands:
- Bangka Island
- Belitung
- Madura
- Mentawai Islands
- Natuna Islands
- Nias
- Simeulue
- Talaud Islands
- Thousand Islands (Indonesian: Kepulauan Seribu)
- Riau Islands
- Lesser Sunda Islands:
- Adonara
- Alor Islands
- Alor
- Buaya
- Kepa
- Pantar
- Pura
- Tereweng
- Bali
- Flores
- Komodo
- Lombok
- Palu'e
- Rote Island
- Solor
- Sumba
- Sumbawa
- Timor—divided between Indonesian West Timor and the independent nation of East Timor
- Maluku Islands (or Moluccas)
- Ambon (Amboyna)
- Aru Islands (Kepulauan Aru)
- Bacan
- Banda Islands (Kepulauan Banda)
- Barat Daya Islands
- Damar
- Romang
- Wetar
- Buru
- Halmahera
- Morotai
- Ternate
- Tidore
- Haruku
- Kai Islands
- Leti Islands
- Machian
- Saparua
- Seram
- Tanimbar Islands (Kepulauan Tanimbar)
- Larat
- Selaru
- Wuliaru
- Yamdena
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