Benawa Besar
Benawa Besar is a small island located in Balikpapan Bay at Makassar Strait and administratively it is still disputed between Penajam North Paser and Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in East Kalimantan Province, Indonesia
- Also known as: “Benawa”, “Benawa Besar Island”, and “Benawa Island”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maridan and Telemow.
Maridan
Village
Photo: Ezagren, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Maridan is a village, which is situated 4½ km west of Benawa Besar.
Telemow
Village
Photo: Ezagren, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Telemow is a village, which is situated 4½ km west of Benawa Besar.
Binuang
Village
Photo: Ezagren, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Binuang is a village, which is situated 7 km west of Benawa Besar.
Benawa Besar
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: East Kalimantan, Kalimantan, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-1.08707° or 1° 5′ 14″ southLongitude
116.72639° or 116° 43′ 35″ eastOpen location code
6PCRWP7G+5HOpenStreetMap ID
way 42818734OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Benawa Besar” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزيرة بيناوا الكبرى”
- Cebuano: “Pulau Benawa”
- Dutch: “Pulau Benawa”
- Indonesian: “Benawa Besar”
- Indonesian: “Pulau Benawa Besar”
- Indonesian: “Pulau Benawa Satu”
- Indonesian: “Pulau Benawa”
- Swedish: “Pulau Benawa”
- “Benawa”
- “Benawa Satu”
- “Pulau Benawa Besar”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pemaluan and Pantai Lango.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pulau Benawa Kecil and Jembatan Pulau Balang II.
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