Kelang Island is an island in
West Seram Regency,
Maluku Province,
Indonesia
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. It is a mountainous island located off the western tip of
Seram Island, just east of
Manipa. Sole, located on the northeastern side, and Tahalupu are the two principal villages. Tono, the highest point in the island, is an old
volcano
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.
Babi Island is a 6 km long island located between Kelang and Seram. It is a relatively low island close off Kelang's northeastern side, separated from Kelang and Seram by narrow straits.
The inhabitants of Kelang speak the
Luhu language, as well as
Indonesian
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** Native Indonesians, diverse groups of local inhabitants of the archipelago
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and
Ambonese Malay.
References
{{Maluku-islands , state=expanded
Islands of the Maluku Islands
Landforms of Maluku (province)