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Mules Island
Mules Island ( Id:Pulau Mules), also known as Nuca Molas, is an island in the Savu Sea. The island is administrated as part of East Nusa Tenggara Province of Indonesia. Description Myles Island is located in the Savu Sea and is located just south of the island of Flores Flores is one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, a group of islands in the eastern half of Indonesia. Including the Komodo Islands off its west coast (but excluding the Solor Archipelago to the east of Flores), the land area is 15,530.58 km2, and t .... The economy of the island is dominated by farming and fishing, though in 2018 the government of Indonesia began to invest in the island as a tourist destination. The island is intermittently affected by water shortages. The island is a nesting ground for both endemic and migratory birds. References {{Island-stub Islands of Indonesia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savu Sea
The Savu Sea (or the Sawu Sea) ( id, Laut Sawu, pt, Mar de Savu, tet, Tasi Savu) is a small sea within Indonesia named for the island of Savu (Sawu) on its southern boundary. It is bounded by Savu and Rai Jua to the south, the islands of Rote and Timor (split between East Timor and Indonesia) to the east, Flores and the Alor archipelago to the north/northwest, and the island of Sumba to the west/northwest. Between these islands, it flows into the Indian Ocean to the south and west, the Flores Sea to the north, and the Banda Sea to the northeast. The Savu Sea reaches about in depth. It spans about 600 km from west to east, and 200 km from north to south. The largest city on the sea is Kupang, the capital of East Nusa Tenggara province on the island of Timor, with about 450,000 inhabitants. Extent The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) defines the Savu Sea as being one of the waters of the East Indian Archipelago. The IHO defines its limits as follow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |