Karakelang
Karakelang is the main island of the Talaud Islands north east of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Its area is 846 km2. It has a population of 51,506 at the 2010 Census and 59,920 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 62,900.
Photo: Hugo Frederik Nierstrasz, Public domain.- Type: Island
- Description: island in Talaud Islands Regency, North Sulawesi Province, Indonesia
- Also known as: “Karakelang Island”, “Karakellang”, “Karakelong Island”, “Poelau Karakelang”, “Poelau Karakellang”, “Pulau Karakelong”, “Pulau Karakelonga”, “Pulau Talaud”, “Talaud”, and “കരകെലൊന്ഗ്”
Karakelang
- Category: landform
- Location: Northern Sulawesi, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
4.30694° or 4° 18′ 25″ north
Longitude
126.80694° or 126° 48′ 25″ east
Elevation
159 metres (522 feet)
Open location code
6QP88R44+QQ
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Yue Chinese—“Karakelang” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Востраў Каракелонг”
- Belarusian: “Каракелонг”
- Cebuano: “Pulau Karakelang”
- Chinese: “卡拉克隆島”
- Dutch: “Karakelong”
- French: “Karakelong”
- Galician: “Karakelong”
- German: “Karakelong”
- Indonesian: “Pulau Karakelang”
- Italian: “Karakelong”
- Japanese: “カラケロン島”
- Polish: “Karakelong”
- Portuguese: “Karakelong”
- Russian: “Каракелонг”
- Spanish: “Karakelong”
- Swedish: “Pulau Karakelang”
- Western Mari: “Каракелонг”
- Yue Chinese: “卡拉克隆島”
- “Pulau Karakelang”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Ranau Burre and Bantik.
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