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List of islands of Indonesia

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The islands of Indonesia, also known as the Indonesian Archipelago ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}) or Nusantara, may refer either to the islands composing the country of Indonesia or to the geographical groups which include its islands.<ref name="world-atlas">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Indonesia is the world's largest archipelagic state, stretching from Sumatra in Asia to the western part of New Guinea in Oceania.

HistoryEdit

The exact number of islands composing Indonesia varies among definitions and sources. According to the Law No 9/1996 on Maritime Territory of Indonesia, of 17,508 officially listed islands within the territory of the Republic of Indonesia.<ref>Template:Cite act</ref> According to a geospatial survey conducted between 2007 and 2010 by the National Coordinating Agency for Survey and Mapping (Bakorsurtanal), Indonesia has 13,466 islands.<ref name="NG-Indonesia-Island">Template:Cite news</ref> However, according to earlier survey in 2002 by National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN), the Indonesian archipelago has 18,307 islands,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and according to the CIA World Factbook, there are 17,508 islands.<ref name=CIA>CIA World Factbook</ref> The discrepancy of the numbers of Indonesian islands is due to the earlier surveys including "tidal islands"; sandy cays and rocky reefs that appear during low tide and are submerged during high tide. As of 2023, 17,024 island have been named by Geospatial Information Agency and published in Indonesian Gazetteer.<ref name="Jumlah Pulau di indonesia">Template:Cite news</ref>

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Modern Wawasan Nusantara the Indonesian archipelagic baselines pursuant to article 47, paragraph 9, of the UNCLOS

Major islandsEdit

List of islandsEdit

The following islands are listed by province:

JavaEdit

BantenEdit

Central JavaEdit

Special Capital Region of JakartaEdit

East JavaEdit

West JavaEdit

  • Monitor Lizard Island (Pulau Biawak), Indramayu

SumatraEdit

AcehEdit

North SumatraEdit

West SumatraEdit

BengkuluEdit

LampungEdit

RiauEdit

Riau IslandsEdit

Bangka-Belitung IslandsEdit

KalimantanEdit

Central KalimantanEdit

  • Damar
  • Baning Island
  • Buaya Island
  • Burung Island

East KalimantanEdit

North KalimantanEdit

South KalimantanEdit

West KalimantanEdit

SulawesiEdit

Central SulawesiEdit

North SulawesiEdit

South SulawesiEdit

Southeast SulawesiEdit

Lesser Sunda IslandsEdit

BaliEdit

East Nusa TenggaraEdit

West Nusa TenggaraEdit

Maluku IslandsEdit

MalukuEdit

North MalukuEdit

Western New GuineaEdit

Islands near the Indonesian half of New Guinea island.

West PapuaEdit

Southwest PapuaEdit

PapuaEdit

South PapuaEdit

See alsoEdit

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