Islands of Indonesia: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

Indonesia is an archipelago made of 18,108 islands (latest satellite images), whereof about 6,000 are inhabited.

Major islands of Indonesia:

• Greater Sunda Islands
  • Borneo (Kalimantan part), the third largest island in the world
  • Java
  • Sulawesi (formerly known as Celebes)
  • Sumatra

• New Guinea (western half: Papua; eastern half is the independent country of Papua New Guinea)

Other Indonesian islands:

• Bangka Island
• Belitung
• Madura
• Mentawai Islands
• Natuna Islands

• Riau Islands
  • Batam
  • Bintan
  • Karimun

• Lesser Sunda Islands or Nusa Tenggara Islands
  • Adonara
  • Alor
  • Bali
  • Flores
  • Komodo
  • Lombok
  • Rote
  • Solor
  • Sumba
  • Sumbawa
  • Timor (western half: West Timor; eastern half is the independent country of East Timor)

• Maluku Islands (or Moluccas)
  • Ambon (Amboyna)
  • Aru Islands (Kepulauan Aru)
  • Bacan
  • Banda Islands (Kepulauan Banda)
  • Barat Daya Islands
    • Damar
    • Romang
    • Wetar
  • Buru
  • Halmahera group
    • Morotai
    • Ternate
    • Tidore
  • Haruku
  • Kai Islands
    • Kai Besar
    • Kai Dulah
    • Kai Kecil
  • Leti Islands
  • Machian
  • Nusa Laut
  • Pulau-Pulau Terselatan
    • Babar Island
    • Kisar
  • Saparua
  • Seram
  • Tanimbar Islands (Kepulauan Tanimbar, also called Timor Laut)
    • Larat
    • Selaru
    • Wuliaru
    • Yamdena