5 biggest islands in Indonesia

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Indonesia is known as a maritime country because most of its territory is water. Indonesia's area is 1,904,560 square kilometers ...
Indonesia is known as a maritime country because most of its territory is water. Indonesia's area is 1,904,560 square kilometers and has about 17,508 islands.

This makes Indonesia the largest archipelagic country in the world with an area consisting of 5 large islands and thousands of small islands stretching from Sabang to Merauke.

Also read: The Importance of Archipelago Insights for the Indonesian Nation

The following are the major islands in Indonesia:

Papua Island

Papua Island is the largest island in Indonesia with an area of ​​785,753 square kilometers. Launching the Worldatlas.com page, Papua is the second largest island in the world after Greenland.

This island is the boundary between the continent of Asia in the west and Oceania in the east. This territorial division is marked by the boundary between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

Papua Island has abundant natural wealth. on this island there is the Grasberg gold mine located in Tembagapura. Borneo

The island of Borneo, also known as Borneo, is the third largest island in the world and the second largest island in Indonesia. Its area is 743,330 square kilometers.

Uniquely, there are three countries located on the island of Borneo, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei Darussalam.

About 73 percent of the island of Kalimantan is controlled by Indonesia.

Sumatera island

The island of Sumatra is located in the western part of Indonesia with a longitudinal shape from north to south. The area of ​​this island is 473,481 square kilometers.

Sumatra Island is the sixth largest island after Baffin Island. The island of Sumatra is known to be fertile as a result of its location in the Ring of fire area with a range of volcanoes.

The island of Sulawesi known as Celebes is the fourth largest island in Indonesia. Its area is 174,600 square kilometers.

Java Island

Java Island is the fifth largest island in Indonesia with an area of ​​126,700 square kilometers. however, Java Island is the most populous island in Indonesia even in the world.

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