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Kai Islands Kai Islands
Kai Islands or Kei Islands , island group (c.550 sq mi/ 1,420 sq km), E Indonesia, SE of Seram, in the Banda Sea, in the Moluccas . It is densely forested with valuable timber; the people are skilled boat builders. The chief island is Great Kai. The group is sometimes called the Key Islands.... Read more
Aru Islands Aru Islands
Aru Islands or Aroe Islands , group of about 95 low-lying islands, 3,306 sq mi (8,563 sq km), E Indonesia, in the Moluccas , in the Arafura Sea, SW of New Guinea. The largest island is Tanahbesar; Dobo, the chief port of the group, is on Wamar, just off Tanahbesar. Products include sago,... Read more
Ternate Ternate
Ternate , volcanic island (c.40 sq mi/100 sq km), E Indonesia, in the Molucca Sea, one of the Moluccas . It is forested, mountainous, and active volcanically, rising to c.5,600 ft (1,710 m). The principal town, also called Ternate, is an important transit port for New Guinea and Halmahera; exports... Read more
Moluccas Moluccas
Moluccas or Spice Islands, Bahasa Indonesia Maluku, Du. Molukken, island group and prov. (1990 pop. 1,856,075), c.32,300 sq mi (83,660 sq km), E Indonesia, between Sulawesi and New Guinea. The capital of the province is Ambon, on Ambon island. The group's many islands include Halmahera ... Read more
Ambonese Ambonese
Ambonese ETHNONYMS: Alifuru (interior of Ceram), Amboynese, Central Moluccans, Moluccans, Orang Ambon, South Moluccans (exiles in the Netherlands) Orientation Identification. The Ambonese most commonly speak Ambonese Malay, live in the Central Moluccas, and are about evenly divided... Read more
Seram Seram
Seram formerly Ceram , island, c.6,600 sq mi (17,100 sq km), E Indonesia, W of New Guinea, second largest of the Moluccas ; also called Seran or Serang. Its chief port and town is Masohi. Traversed by a central mountain range rising to 9,905 ft (3,019 m) at Mt. Binaiyi, the island is c.210 mi... Read more
Banda Sea Banda Sea
Banda Sea , section of the Pacific Ocean, c.600 mi (970 km) long and c.300 mi (480 km) wide, E Indonesia, outlined by the South Molucca islands. The deepest point is c.24,000 ft (7,300 m). Reefs and currents near the sea's islands are a hazard to shipping.... Read more
Ambon Ambon
Ambon , island, c.300 sq mi (775 sq km), E Indonesia, one of the Moluccas , in the Banda Sea. It is mountainous, well watered, and fertile. Corn and sago are produced, and hunting and fishing supplement the diet. Nutmeg and cloves, once grown in abundance, are produced in limited quantities, and... Read more
Halmahera Halmahera
Halmahera or Jailolo , island (1990 pop. 138,000), c.7,000 sq mi (18,100 sq km), E Indonesia, between New Guinea and Sulawesi, on the equator. The largest of the Moluccas and irregular in shape, it consists of two intersecting mountain ranges (rising to c.5,000 ft/1,520 m), which form four... Read more
Juan Sebastian del Cano Juan Sebastian del Cano
Juan Sebastián del Cano , c.1476-1526, Spanish navigator, the first to circumnavigate the globe. Under Magellan he commanded the Concepción and after Magellan's death in the Philippines took command of the expedition. From the Philippines to the Molucca islands Cano sailed new... Read more

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