Banda Besar

Banda Besar, also known historically as Lonthoir, is the largest of the in . It is administered as part of Banda District, , Maluku Province.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Central Maluku Regency, Maluku Province, Indonesia
  • Also known as: “Banda”, “Banda Besar Island”, “Banda Island”, “Bandalontar”, “Groot Banda”, “Groß-Banda”, “Lontar”, “Lonthoir”, “Lonthor”, “Pulau Banda”, “Pulau Bandalontar”, “ലൊംതൊര്”, “班達·貝薩爾”, “琅塔島”, and “龍塔島”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Banda Neira.

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or Pulau Naira is an island in the .

Banda Besar

Latitude
-4.5541° or 4° 33′ 15″ south
Longitude
129.9105° or 129° 54′ 38″ east
Elevation
192 metres (630 feet)
Open location code
6Q7FCWW6+96
Geo­Names ID
1650395
Wiki­data ID
Q2658452
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Banda Besar” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جزيرة باندا الكبرى”
  • Belarusian: “Банда-Бесар”
  • Catalan: “Lontor”
  • Cebuano: “Pulau Banda Besar”
  • Chinese: “大班達島”
  • Czech: “Banda Besar”
  • Dutch: “Banda Besar”
  • French: “Banda Besar”
  • German: “Banda Besar”
  • Indonesian: “Banda Besar”
  • Indonesian: “Pulau Banda Besar”
  • Japanese: “バンダ・ベサル島”
  • Swedish: “Pulau Banda Besar”
  • “Pulau Banda Besar”

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Places to explore: Spansibi and Banree.

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