Karakelang

Karakelang is the main island of the Talaud Islands north east of , . 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.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Talaud Islands Regency, North Sulawesi Province, Indonesia
  • Also known as: Karakelang Island” and “Karakelong Island

Karakelang

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
Geo­Names ID
1641376
Wiki­data ID
Q687975
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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: Karakelang
  • Indonesian: Poelau Karakelang
  • Indonesian: Poelau Karakellang
  • Indonesian: Pulau Karakelang
  • Indonesian: Pulau Karakelong
  • Indonesian: Pulau Karakelonga
  • Indonesian: Pulau Talaud
  • Italian: Karakelong
  • Japanese: カラケロン島
  • Malayalam: കരകെലൊന്ഗ്
  • Polish: Karakelong
  • Portuguese: Karakelong
  • Russian: Каракелонг
  • Spanish: Karakelong
  • Swedish: Pulau Karakelang
  • Western Mari: Каракелонг
  • Yue Chinese: 卡拉克隆島
  • Karakelang
  • Karakellang
  • Karakelong
  • Pulau Karakelang
  • Talaud

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