Tukangbesi Islands
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Tukangbesi Islands is a group of islands off the coast of Sulawesi immediately east of Buton
island in the Banda Sea
region, and part of Sulawesi Tenggara. There is a Tukang Besi language. Separating Buton
and the group is the Gulf of Kolowana Watabo.
Islands in the group:
The town of Papalia is on Binongko.
Buton
Buton , is an island in Indonesia located off the southeast peninsula of Sulawesi.-History:In the precolonial era, the island, then usually known as Butung, was within the sphere of influence of Ternate...
island in 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...
region, and part of Sulawesi Tenggara. There is a Tukang Besi language. Separating Buton
Buton
Buton , is an island in Indonesia located off the southeast peninsula of Sulawesi.-History:In the precolonial era, the island, then usually known as Butung, was within the sphere of influence of Ternate...
and the group is the Gulf of Kolowana Watabo.
Islands in the group:
- WakatobiWakatobiWakatobi is the name of an archipelago and regency located in an area of Sulawesi Tenggara , Indonesia. The name Wakatobi is derived from the names of the main islands that form the archipelago: Wangiwangi Island, Kaledupa, Tomea, and Binongko...
- Northwest: Wangiwangi IslandWangiwangi IslandWangiwangi Island is in the northwest cluster of the Tukangbesi Islands, seat of Wakatobi Subdistrict. To the west is the Gulf of Kolowana Watabo . The Wangi Wangi White-eye is a recently-discovered endangered bird on the island.The Island caretaker is Greg Lochhead, originally from Cringleford ....
, Kambode, Kampenane, Timor - North Central: Kaledupa, Hoga, Linea Island,
- South Central: Tomea, Talondano, Lineta, Binongko
- Northwest: Wangiwangi Island
- Eastern outliers: Moromaho, Cowocowo, Kentiole, Runduma, Anano
- Western atollAtollAn atoll is a coral island that encircles a lagoon partially or completely.- Usage :The word atoll comes from the Dhivehi word atholhu OED...
s. Karang Kapota, Karang Kaledupa - Eastern atolls: Karang Koromaha, Karang Kadupa
- Langkesi islands (Kepulauan Langkesi) so the northeast.
The town of Papalia is on Binongko.