Komba Island

Komba Island is an small uninhabited and isolated volcanic island in the Flores Sea, , approximately 70 km north of Island. The island is administratively part of , .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Lembata Regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia
  • Also known as: “Batu Tara Island”, “Komba”, “Pulau Betah”, “Pulau Kambing II”, and “Pulau Komba”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Batutara.

Volcano
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
Batutara stratovolcano is a volcano located on the small isolated Komba Island in the Flores Sea in . Vegetation covers the flanks of Batu Tara. The first historical eruption began in 1847 and ended in 1852 with explosions and lava flows.

Komba Island

Latitude
-7.79123° or 7° 47′ 28″ south
Longitude
123.58837° or 123° 35′ 18″ east
Elevation
597 metres (1,959 feet)
Open location code
6Q456H5Q+G8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 332310535
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
1639709
Wiki­data ID
Q30228047
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Satellite Map

Discover Komba Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Komba Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Pulau Komba”
  • German: “Komba”
  • Indonesian: “Komba”
  • Indonesian: “Poelau Batoetara”
  • Indonesian: “Pulau Batu Tara”
  • Indonesian: “Pulau Batutara”
  • Indonesian: “Pulau Komba”
  • Malayalam: “കൊംബ ദ്വീപ്”
  • Swedish: “Pulau Komba”
  • “Batoetara”
  • “Komba”
  • “Pulau Batu Tara”
  • “Pulau Komba”

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