A taste of Sulawesi (Celebes): Sulawesi, one of the Greater Sunda Islands is the world's eleventh largest island with a land mass of about 74,000 miles, falling 1,800 square miles short of the tenth spot, which is held by Ellesmere Island in the Canadian arctic. Despite its size, it has a very rich history of coffee cultivation.(Sulawesi Coffee)

From: Tea & Coffee Trade Journal | Date: September 1, 2007| Author: Schoenholt, Donald N. | Copyright information

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Sulawesi is part of the Island Nation of Indonesia, whose general orientation is north of Australia and between the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Sulawesi (formerly-known as Celebes) is bordered on the west by the Makassar Strait and beyond the Indonesian island of Kalimantan (Borneo). The Banda Sea and the Indonesian Island of Maluku (the Moluccas) are in the east. Flores, one of the Lesser Sunda Islands is in the south, while the Celebes Sea and the...

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