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List of islands of Indonesia

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  • {{lang|el|Indonesia}} from {{langx|el|Ινδο}} (Indo, {{lit}} 'Indies') + {{lang|el|νησιά}} (nisiá, {{lit}} 'islands')
  • {{lang|jv|Nusantara}} from {{langx|jv|ꦤꦸꦱ}} (Nusa, {{lit}} 'islands') + {{lang|jv|ꦲꦤ꧀ꦠꦫ}} (antara, {{lit}} 'outer')

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| location = Southeast Asia and Oceania

| waterbody = * Indian Ocean

| total_islands = ± 17,000–18,000 islands{{Cite news|url= https://www.cnnindonesia.com/teknologi/20230619171810-199-963898/jumlah-pulau-resmi-di-ri-capai-17024-masih-ada-yang-tanpa-identitas/amp|title= Jumlah Pulau Resmi di RI Capai 17.024, Masih Ada yang Tanpa Identitas|date=2023-11-20|website=cnnindonesia.com|language=id|access-date=2020-06-19}}{{Cite news|url= https://kemlu.go.id/vancouver/en/pages/indonesia_at_a_glance/2016/etc-menu|title= Indonesia at a Glance

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| area_km2 = 8,300,000

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| elevation_m = 4,884

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| highest_mount = Puncak Jaya

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| demonym = Indonesians

| population = ± 280,000,000

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| density_km2 = 143

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The islands of Indonesia, also known as the Indonesian Archipelago ({{lang|id|Kepulauan Indonesia}}) or Nusantara, may refer either to the islands composing the country of Indonesia or to the geographical groups which include its islands.{{cite web|url=https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/which-are-the-island-countries-of-the-world.html |title=Island Countries Of The World |publisher=WorldAtlas.com |access-date=2019-08-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207094959/http://www.worldatlas.com/articles/which-are-the-island-countries-of-the-world.html | archive-date=2017-12-07}} Indonesia is the world's largest archipelagic state, stretching from Sumatra in Asia to the western part of New Guinea in Oceania.

History

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.{{cite act |type=Law |index=9 |date=1996 |article=Explanatory notes of Law 9/1996 |legislature=People's Representative Council |title=Undang-undang RI Nomor 9 Tahun 1996 tentang Perairan Indonesia |trans-title=Law No 9/1996 on Maritime Territory of Indonesia |page= |url=https://peraturan.bpk.go.id/Home/Details/46096/uu-no-6-tahun-1996 |language=id}} 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.{{cite news | title = Hanya ada 13.466 Pulau di Indonesia | date = 8 February 2012 | work = National Geographic Indonesia | url = http://nationalgeographic.co.id/berita/2012/02/hanya-ada-13466-pulau-di-indonesia | language = id | access-date = 11 April 2016 | archive-date = 28 December 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171228035556/http://nationalgeographic.co.id/berita/2012/02/hanya-ada-13466-pulau-di-indonesia | url-status = dead }} However, according to earlier survey in 2002 by National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN), the Indonesian archipelago has 18,307 islands,{{cite web|url=https://en.antaranews.com/news/108862/indonesia-to-register-14752-officially-named-islands-with-un|title=Indonesia to register 14,752 officially named islands with UN|work=Antara News|date=10 January 2017|access-date=19 October 2021|editor-first=Heru|editor-last=Purwanto}} and according to the CIA World Factbook, there are 17,508 islands.[https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/indonesia/ CIA World Factbook] 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.{{Cite news|url= https://www.cnnindonesia.com/teknologi/20230619171810-199-963898/jumlah-pulau-resmi-di-ri-capai-17024-masih-ada-yang-tanpa-identitas/amp|title= Jumlah Pulau Resmi di RI Capai 17.024, Masih Ada yang Tanpa Identitas|date=2023-11-20|website=cnnindonesia.com|language=id|access-date=2020-06-19}}

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Major islands

List of islands

The following islands are listed by province:

= [[Java]] =

==[[Banten]]==

==[[Central Java]]==

==[[Special Capital Region of Jakarta]]==

==[[East Java]]==

==[[West Java]]==

  • Monitor Lizard Island (Pulau Biawak), Indramayu

= [[Sumatra]] =

==[[Aceh]]==

==[[North Sumatra]]==

==[[West Sumatra]]==

==[[Bengkulu]]==

==[[Lampung]]==

==[[Riau]]==

==[[Riau Islands]]==

==[[Bangka-Belitung Islands]]==

= [[Kalimantan]] =

==[[Central Kalimantan]]==

  • Damar
  • Baning Island
  • Buaya Island
  • Burung Island

==[[East Kalimantan]]==

==[[North Kalimantan]]==

==[[South Kalimantan]]==

==[[West Kalimantan]]==

= [[Sulawesi]] =

==[[Central Sulawesi]]==

==[[North Sulawesi]]==

==[[South Sulawesi]]==

==[[Southeast Sulawesi]]==

= [[Lesser Sunda Islands]] =

==[[Bali]]==

==[[East Nusa Tenggara]]==

==[[West Nusa Tenggara]]==

= [[Maluku Islands]] =

==[[Maluku (province)|Maluku]]==

==[[North Maluku]]==

= [[Western New Guinea]] =

Islands near the Indonesian half of New Guinea island.

==[[West Papua (province)|West Papua]]==

==[[Southwest Papua]]==

==[[Papua (province)|Papua]]==

==[[South Papua]]==

See also

{{Portal|Geography|Indonesia}}

Notes

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References

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Bibliography

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  • {{cite news|title=Indonesia counts its islands before it's too late|date=17 May 2007|url =http://www.antara.co.id/en/arc/2007/5/17/indonesia-counts-its-islands-before-its-too-late/|work =Antara}}

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