Tanahbesar

Tanahbesar is one of the four main islands in the in the Arafura Sea. Its area is 1604 km². It is situated in the Maluku Province, Indonesia. The other main islands in the archipelago are , , , and .
Wikipedia
  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of 67 metres (220 feet)
  • Description: island in Aru Islands Regency, Maluku Province, Indonesia
  • Also known as
    “Tanahbesar Island”
    “Wokam Island”

Tanahbesar

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Latitude
-5.7447° or 5° 44′ 41″ south
Longitude
134.5269° or 134° 31′ 37″ east
Open location code
6Q6P7G4G+4Q
Geo­Names ID
1621478
Wiki­data ID
Q517126

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Tanahbesar” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جزيرة ووكام”
  • Azerbaijani: “Vokam adası”
  • Catalan: “Tanahbesar”
  • Cebuano: “Pulau Wokam”
  • Chinese: “沃坎島”
  • Dutch: “Tanahbesar”
  • French: “Tanahbesar”
  • French: “Wokam”
  • Galician: “Tanahbesar”
  • German: “Tanahbesar”
  • Indonesian: “Poelau Wokam”
  • Indonesian: “Pulau Tanahbesar”
  • Indonesian: “Pulau Wokam”
  • Indonesian: “Wokam”
  • Italian: “Tanahbesar”
  • Japanese: “ウォカム島”
  • Latvian: “Vokama”
  • Malayalam: “തനഹ്ബെസര്”
  • Polish: “Wokam”
  • Portuguese: “Tanahbesar”
  • Russian: “Вокам”
  • Spanish: “Tanahbesar”
  • Swedish: “Pulau Wokam”
  • Vietnamese: “Tanahbesar”

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