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Nusa Kambangan [a] is an island located in Indonesia, separated by a narrow strait from the south coast of Java.The closest port is Cilacap in Central Java province. It is known as the place where the fabled wijayakusuma, which translates as the 'flower of victory' in the highest literary register of the Javanese language, grows.
The islands of Indonesia, also known as the Indonesian Archipelago (Kepulauan Indonesia) or Nusantara, may refer either to the islands composing the country of Indonesia or to the geographical groups which include its islands. [3]
Nusa Penida (Balinese: ᬦᬸᬲᬧᭂᬦᬶᬤ, romanized: nusa pĕnida) is an island located near the southeastern Indonesian island of Bali, which forms a district of the same name in Klungkung Regency.
Bawean (Indonesian: Pulau Bawean) is an island of Indonesia located approximately 150 kilometers (93 miles) north of Surabaya in the Java Sea, off the coast of Java. It is administered by Gresik Regency of East Java province. It is approximately 15 km (9.3 mi) in diameter and is circumnavigated by a single narrow road.
Miangas is located 521 km (324 mi) from Manado, the capital of North Sulawesi and 198 km (123 mi) from Davao City in the Philippines. [28] It also lies 87 km (54 mi) southeast of Mindanao. [ 14 ] It is 3 km (2 mi) long and 1.2 km ( 3 ⁄ 4 mi) wide, [ 29 ] with an area of 3.15 km 2 . [ 22 ]
Banda Neira (also known as Pulau Neira) is an island in the Banda Islands, Indonesia. [1] It is administered as part of the administrative Banda Islands District (Kecamatan Kepulauan Banda) within the Central Maluku Regency in the province of Maluku. To the south is the main town of the same name, which is the largest town in the archipelago ...
Pulau Onrust had one massive drawback: It was one of the most unhealthy places in the archipelago. The fevers that decimated the crews of the ships that were in repair, were just as mortal to the local inhabitants. There was a time that being sent to Onrust was like a death penalty. By 1680, the tiny population of the island had three doctors.
Rote lies 500 km (310.686 miles) northwest of the Australian coast and 150 km (105.633 miles) north of the Ashmore and Cartier Islands. The island is situated to the southwest of the larger island of Timor. To the north is the Savu Sea, and to the south is the Timor Sea. To the west lie Savu and Sumba.