Banggai Archipelago

Archipelago

An archipelago , sometimes called an island group, is a chain or cluster of islands. The word archipelago is derived from the Greek ἄρχι- – arkhi- and πέλαγος – pélagos through the Italian arcipelago...

  is a group of islands, which is located at the far eastern end of Central Sulawesi

Central Sulawesi

Central Sulawesi is a province of Indonesia located in the centre of Sulawesi. It was established on 13 April 1964....

, Indonesia

Indonesia

Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

. It makes up a newly established regency (kabupaten) after splitting out of Luwuk

Luwuk

Luwuk is the capital of Banggai Regency, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Its area is 101.43 km². There used to be an oil industry in the region. It has a total population of 54.089 in the town.The universities in Luwuk are UNTIKA and UNISMUH....

. It is surrounded by the Banda Sea

Banda Sea

The Banda Sea is a sea in the Maluku Islands of Indonesia, technically part of the Pacific Ocean but separated from it by hundreds of islands, as well as the Halmahera and Ceram Seas...

's Gulf of Tolo (Teluk Tolo), and the Molucca Sea

Molucca Sea

The Molucca Sea is located in the western Pacific Ocean, within the country of Indonesia. The region is rich in coral and has many diving sites.-Location:...

. Peleng Straits (Selat Peleng) separates it from mainland Sulawesi

Sulawesi

Sulawesi is one of the four larger Sunda Islands of Indonesia and is situated between Borneo and the Maluku Islands. In Indonesia, only Sumatra, Borneo, and Papua are larger in territory, and only Java and Sumatra have larger Indonesian populations.- Etymology :The Portuguese were the first to...

.

Its islands consist of Peleng

Peleng

Peleng is an island off the East coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia and is the largest island of the Banggai Islands group of islands...

, Banggai Island

Banggai Island

Banggai Island is the second largest of the Banggai Islands, an archipelago located at the far eastern end of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. The largest island is Peleng, smaller islands of the group are Bowokan, Labobo, Kebongan, Kotudan, Tropettenando, Timpau, Salue Besar, Salue Kecil, Masepe, and...

, Bowokan, Labobo, Kebongan, Kotudan, Tropettenando, Timpau, Salue Besar, Salue Kecil, Masepe, and Bangkulu.

Transportation

Merpati Nusantara Airlines

Merpati Nusantara Airlines

Merpati Nusantara Airlines is a commuter airline based in Central Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia. It is a major domestic airline operating scheduled services to more than 25 destinations in Indonesia, as well as scheduled international services to East Timor and Malaysia. Its main base is...

 services the islands from Palu

Palu

Palu is a chartered city on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, located 1,650 km northeast of Jakarta, at . It is the capital of the province of Central Sulawesi. The city sits on the mouth of Palu River, at the head of a long, narrow bay. Because of its sheltered position between mountain...

 (the capital of Central Sulawesi). There is also bus service via Luwuk

Luwuk

Luwuk is the capital of Banggai Regency, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Its area is 101.43 km². There used to be an oil industry in the region. It has a total population of 54.089 in the town.The universities in Luwuk are UNTIKA and UNISMUH....

and then by boat or ship get to Banggai.