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Islands of Indonesia

Indonesia is an archipelago made of 18,108 islands (latest satellite images), whereof about 6,000 are inhabited.

Major islands of Indonesia:

Greater Sunda Islands
- Borneo (Kalimantan part), the third largest island in the world
- Java
- Sulawesi (formerly known as Celebes)
- Sumatra

New Guinea (western half: Papua; eastern half is the independent country of Papua New Guinea)

Other Indonesian islands:

Riau Islands
- Batam
- Bintan
- Karimun

Lesser Sunda Islands or Nusa Tenggara Islands
- Adonara
- Alor
- Bali
- Flores
- Komodo
- Lombok
- Rote
- Solor
- Sumba
- Sumbawa
- Timor (western half: West Timor; eastern half is the independent country 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 group
  - Morotai
  - Ternate
  - Tidore
- Haruku
- Kai Islands
  - Kai Besar
  - Kai Dulah
  - Kai Kecil
- Leti Islands
- Machian
- Nusa Laut
- Pulau-Pulau Terselatan
  - Babar Island
  - Kisar
- Saparua
- Seram
- Tanimbar Islands (Kepulauan Tanimbar, also called Timor Laut)
  - Larat
  - Selaru
  - Wuliaru
  - Yamdena


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