Komoran Island
Komoran, also Komolom or Silam, is an island off the south coast of New Guinea in Merauke Regency, South Papua province, Indonesia. It lies immediately south-east of the much larger Yos Sudarso Island, at the southern end of the Muli Strait.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Type: Island
- Description: island in Merauke Regency, South Papua Province, Indonesia
- Also known as: “Komeran”, “Komolom”, “Komolom Island”, “Komolon”, “Poelau Silam”, “Silam”, “Silam Island”, and “കൊമൊരന്”
Komoran Island
- Category: landform
- Location: South Papua Province, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
-8.3° or 8° 18′ south
Longitude
138.75° or 138° 45′ east
Population
554
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Open location code
6Q3WPQ22+22
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Komoran Island” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزيرة كوموران”
- Azerbaijani: “Komoran adası”
- Cebuano: “Pulau Komoran”
- Chinese: “科莫蘭島”
- Dutch: “Komoran”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جزيره كوموران”
- French: “Komoran”
- Galician: “Komoran”
- German: “Komoran”
- Indonesian: “Pulau Komolom”
- Japanese: “コモラン島”
- Portuguese: “Komoran”
- Russian: “Коморан”
- Swedish: “Pulau Komoran”
- Urdu: “کوموران جزیرہ”
- Western Panjabi: “کوموران جزیرہ”
- “Pulau Komolom”
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Places to explore: Kaatte and Komoran.
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