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Merapi, Mount

(Encyclopedia)Merapi, Mount məräˈpē [key] [Indonesian=mountain of fire], volcano, 9,551 ft (2,911 m) high, central Java, Indonesia, 20 mi (32 km) NNE of Yogyakarta. It is the most active of Indonesia's many vol...

Madura

(Encyclopedia)Madura or Madoera both: mädo͝oˈrä [key], island (1990 pop. 3,015,124), c.1,760 sq mi (4,560 sq km), Indonesia, near the northeast coast of Java, from which it is separated by Madura Strait. The is...

Surakarta

(Encyclopedia)Surakarta or Soerakarta both: so͞oräkärˈta [key], city (1990 pop. 503,827), on central Java, Indonesia, on the Solo River. Connected by rail with Surabaya and Jakarta, it is a trade center for an ...

Bangka

(Encyclopedia)Bangka or Banka both: bängˈkä, băngˈkə [key], island, c.4,600 sq mi (11,910 sq ...

Dutch New Guinea

(Encyclopedia)Dutch New Guinea: see Papua, Indonesia. ...

Djaja Peak

(Encyclopedia)Djaja Peak, Indonesia: see Jaya Peak. ...

Api Siau

(Encyclopedia)Api Siau, volcano, Indonesia: see Karangetang. ...

Irian Jaya

(Encyclopedia)Irian Jaya, province, Indonesia: see Papua. ...

Arru Islands

(Encyclopedia)Arru Islands: see Aru Islands, Indonesia. ...

Krakatau

(Encyclopedia)Krakatau, volcanic island, Indonesia: see Krakatoa. ...