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According to a 2002 survey by National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN), the Indonesian archipelago has 18,307 islands. According to the CIA factbook there are 17,000 islands.[1] 8,844 islands have been named according to estimates made by the Government of Indonesia, with 922 of those permanently inhabited.
Major islands
- Sunda Islands
- Maluku Islands
- New Guinea - divided between Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua and the independent nation of Papua New Guinea.
Other islands
The following islands are listed by province
Java
[edit]Banten
[edit]DKI Jakarta
- Thousand Islands (Kepulauan Seribu)
[edit]West Java
- Pulau Biawak (Monitor Lizard Island), Indramayu
[edit]Central Java
[edit]East Java
[edit]Sumatra
[edit]Aceh
199 islands
[edit]North Sumatra
479 islands
- Nias Islands
- Hinako Islands
- Batu Islands (formerly Batoe Eilanden), 51 islands
- Berhala on the Strait of Malacca
- Jake
- Makole
- Masa
- Samosir, on Lake Toba
[edit]West Sumatra
[edit]Lampung
[edit]Riau
[edit]Riau Islands
about 3,200 islands
- Natuna Islands (Kepulauan Natuna)
- South Natuna Islands
- Anambas Islands
- Natuna Besar Islands
- Tambelan Islands
- Riau Archipelago
- Lingga Islands
[edit]Bangka-Belitung Islands
[edit]Kalimantan
[edit]East Kalimantan
[edit]South Kalimantan
[edit]Central Kalimantan
[edit]West Kalimantan
[edit]Sulawesi
[edit]North Sulawesi
- Talaud Islands
- Sangihe Islands
- Sangir Besar (Sangir)
- Nanipa
- Bukide
- Siau
- Tagulandang
- Lembeh
- Bunaken
- Manado Tua
- Nain
- Talise
- Bangka
[edit]Central Sulawesi
- Togian Islands
- Banggai Islands
- Peleng
- Banggai
- Bowokan Islands (Kepulauan Treko)
[edit]South Sulawesi
[edit]Southeast Sulawesi
[edit]Lesser Sunda Islands
[edit]Bali
[edit]West Nusa Tenggara
- Lombok
- Nusa Ceningan
- Pulau Menjangan
- Gili Selang
- Gili Tepekong
- Gili Biaha
- Gili Mimpang
- Sumbawa
- Sangeang
- Moyo Island
- Satonda
- Gili Trawangan
- Gili Meno
- Gili Air
[edit]East Nusa Tenggara
- Alor Islands, 14 islands + 1 (East Timor)
- Flores
- Komodo
- Palu'e (Palu)
- Rinca
- Rote Island
- Savu (Sawu)
- Solor Islands
- Sumba
- Timor, divided between Indonesia (West Timor) and the independent nation of East Timor
[edit]Maluku
[edit]Maluku
- Buru
- Seram
- Gorong archipelago
- Watubela archipelago
- Banda
- Tayandu Islands (Kepulauan Tayahad)
- Kai Islands
- Aru Islands
- Tanimbar Islands
- Babar
- Barat Daya Islands
- Leti Islands
- Small volcanic islands in Banda Sea
[edit]North Maluku
- Halmahera, with nearby islands:
- Bacan
- Morotai
- Widi Islands
- Obi Islands
- Sula islands
- Erà Islands
[edit]New Guinea
islands near the Indonesian half of New Guinea island
[edit]West Papua
610 islands, 35 inhabited