Islands of Indonesia
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Indonesia comprises 17,508 islands according to Indonesian government estimates, with about 6,000 of those inhabited. The country extends from adjacent the Malay Peninsula in its west and into Melanesia in its east. According to a 2002 survey by National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN), Indonesia has 18,306 islands. Counting tidal islands (periodically submerged) doubles the island figure, and many islands with no name or the same names, making it very confusing even to the government of Indonesia.

Management of the islands sometimes includes a Regency (Indonesia) covers a small island chain.

On September 21, 2007, an 8.4 Earthquake struck Sumatra near South Pagai Island, producing a cluster of 6 small new islands, and enlarging others by uplift.[1] A large portion of Indonesia is seismically active, the number, size, shape of islands continues to evolve.

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Main islands

Other islands

Java

Province of Banten

  • Deli
  • Manuk
  • Panaitan
  • Panjang
  • Sangiang
  • Tunda
  • Umang

Province of DKI Jakarta

  • Thousand Islands archipelago (Kepulauan Seribu) 105 islands. Only 11 islands are inhabited.
    • Angel (Pulau Bidadari)
    • Ayer
    • Big Bira (Pulau Bira Besar)
    • Big Lancong (Pulau Lancong Besar)
    • Big Umbrella (Pulau Payung Besar)
    • Boy Scouts (Pulau Pramuka)
    • Cipir
    • Coconut (Pulau Kelapa)
    • Edam
    • Great Tiger (Pulau Macan Besar)
    • Hope (Pulau Harapan)
    • Karya
    • Kelor
    • Kotok
    • Lucky Java (Pulau Untung Jawa)
    • Onrust
    • Panggang
    • Pantara
    • Rainbow (Pulau Pelangi)
    • Sebira
    • Sepa
    • Stingray (Pulau Pari)
    • Tidung

Province of West Java

  • Rakit

Province of Central Java

  • Karimun Java
  • Nusa Kambangan - prison island

Province of East Java

Sumatra

Province of Aceh, 119 islands

Province of North Sumatra, 419 islands

Province of West Sumatra

Province of Lampung

  • Child of Krakatoa (Pulau Anak Krakatau)

Province of Riau

Province of Riau Islands, about 3,200 islands

Province of Bangka-Belitung Islands

Kalimantan

Province of East Kalimantan

Province of South Kalimantan

Province of Central Kalimantan

Province of West Kalimantan

Sulawesi

Province of North Sulawesi

Province of Central Sulawesi

Province of South Sulawesi

Province of Southeast Sulawesi

Lesser Sunda Islands

Province of Bali

Province of West Nusa Tenggara

Province of East Nusa Tenggara

Maluku

Province of Maluku

  • Buru, former prison island, with nearby islands:
    • Ambelau
  • Banda archipelago (Kepulauan Banda)
    • Ay
    • Banana (Pulau Pisang)
    • Banda Naira
    • Batukapal
    • Big Banda (Pulau Banda Besar/Lonthoir)
    • Crab (Pulau Karaka)
    • Hatta (formerly Rozengain island)
    • Manuk
    • Manukang
    • Nailaka
    • Run
    • Saaru
  • Kai archipelago (Kepulauan Kai)
    • Big kai (Pulau Kai Besar)
    • Small kai (Pulau Kai Kecil)
    • Kaitanimbar
  • Babar Island archipelago (Kepulauan Babar), 6 islands
    • Babar
    • Dai
    • Daweloor
    • Dawera
    • Masela
    • Wetan
  • Sermata archipelago (Kepulauan Sermata)
    • Sermata
    • Coconut (Pulau Kelapa)
    • Luang
  • Leti Islands archipelago (Kepulauan Leti)
    • Kisar
    • Lakor
    • Leti
    • Moa

Small volcanic islands in the Banda Sea

  • Nila
  • Serua
  • Teun

The province of North Maluku

  • Bacan, with nearby islands:
    • Kasiruta
    • Kayoa
    • Latalata
    • Mandioli
    • Taneti
  • Morotai, with nearby islands:
  • Rau
  • Gebe Umera, with nearby islands:
    • Yu
  • North Loloda archipelago (Kepulauan Loloda Utara)
    • Dagasuli
    • Doi
  • Widi archipelago (Kepulauan Widi)
  • Obi Islands, with nearby islands:
    • Bisa
    • Gomumu
    • Obilatu
    • Tapat
    • Tobalai

Small volcanic islands in North Maluku

New Guinea

Islands on the west of the main New Guinea island

Province of West Papua

610 islands, 35 inhabited

North of New Guinea Island:

Other islands in West Papua Province:

within Cenderawasih Bay:

in Sebakor Bay:

in Kamrau Bay:

Others:

  • Sabuda (near Fatagar Tuting cape)

Province of Papua:

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References

  1. ^ Southern Sumatra Earthquake in 2007, coastal change, GSI
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See also

External links

"Indonesia counts its islands before it's too late", Antara, May 17, 2007. 

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