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Spice Islands

(Encyclopedia)Spice Islands: see Moluccas, Indonesia. ...

Madura

(Encyclopedia)Madura or Madoera both: mädo͝oˈrä [key], island (1990 pop. 3,015,124), c.1,760 sq mi (4,560 sq km), Indonesia, near the northeast coast of Java, from which it is separated by Madura Strait. The is...

Merapi, Mount

(Encyclopedia)Merapi, Mount məräˈpē [key] [Indonesian=mountain of fire], volcano, 9,551 ft (2,911 m) high, central Java, Indonesia, 20 mi (32 km) NNE of Yogyakarta. It is the most active of Indonesia's many vol...

Bangka

(Encyclopedia)Bangka or Banka both: bängˈkä, băngˈkə [key], island, c.4,600 sq mi (11,910 sq ...

Surakarta

(Encyclopedia)Surakarta or Soerakarta both: so͞oräkärˈta [key], city (1990 pop. 503,827), on central Java, Indonesia, on the Solo River. Connected by rail with Surabaya and Jakarta, it is a trade center for an ...

Dutch New Guinea

(Encyclopedia)Dutch New Guinea: see Papua, Indonesia. ...

Aroe Islands

(Encyclopedia)Aroe Islands: see Aru Islands, Indonesia. ...

Kei Islands

(Encyclopedia)Kei Islands: see Kai Islands, Indonesia. ...

Key Islands

(Encyclopedia)Key Islands: see Kai Islands, Indonesia. ...

Arru Islands

(Encyclopedia)Arru Islands: see Aru Islands, Indonesia. ...