Laelae Island
Laelae Island is an islet in Southern Sulawesi, Sulawesi. Laelae Island is situated nearby to the suburb Kelurahan Bulogading, as well as near Maloku.- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Makassar City, South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia
- Also known as: “Great Lae Lae”, “Groot Lae Lae”, “Laelae”, and “Quarantine Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Rotterdam and La Galigo Museum.
Fort Rotterdam
Battlefield
Photo: Sanko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Rotterdam is a 17th-century fort in Makassar on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. It is a Dutch fort that was built on top of an existing fort of the Gowa Kingdom.
Makassar Port
Transport stop
Photo: RianHS, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Port of Makassar, also known as Port of Soekarno-Hatta, is a seaport in Makassar, Indonesia. It is the largest cargo traffic hub in Sulawesi. It is considered a primary port by the Indonesian Government, along with the Port of Tanjung Priok, Port of Tanjung Perak, and Port of Belawan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Makassar.
Makassar
Photo: Enjoyyourbicycle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Makassar, formerly called Ujung Pandang, is the capital of South Sulawesi province. It has the largest population of any city on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia, and is the fifth largest city in Indonesia after Jakarta, Surabaya, Bandung and Medan.
Laelae Island
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Southern Sulawesi, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-5.13496° or 5° 8′ 6″ southLongitude
119.39175° or 119° 23′ 30″ eastElevation
4 metres (13 feet)Open location code
6P6XV98R+2MOpenStreetMap ID
way 25865796OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
1643787Wikidata ID
Q12506813
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Satellite Map
Discover Laelae Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Laelae Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pulau Laelae”
- Dutch: “Groot Lae Lae”
- Indonesian: “Lae-Lae”
- Indonesian: “Laelae”
- Indonesian: “Poelau Laelae”
- Indonesian: “Pulau lae-lae”
- Indonesian: “Pulau Lae-Lae”
- Indonesian: “Pulau Laelae Besar”
- Indonesian: “Pulau Laelae”
- Swedish: “Pulau Laelae”
- “Great Lae Lae”
- “Groot Lae Lae”
- “Laelae”
- “Pulau Laelae”
- “Quarantine”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kelurahan Lae-Lae and Kelurahan Bulogading.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include RSUP Makassar and Ulau Gusung Island.
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