Liang Bua

Liang Bua is a limestone on the island of , , slightly north of the town of in , . The cave demonstrated archaeological and paleontological potential in the 1950s and 1960s as described by the Dutch missionary and archaeologist Theodor L.
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  • Type: Cave
  • Description: Indonesian cave
  • Also known as: “Liang Bua cave”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ruteng.

Photo: Jan Markiewicz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in the highlands towards the western end of , . It is the administrative capital of , serviced by the or Airport.

Liang Bua

Latitude
-8.53082° or 8° 31′ 51″ south
Longitude
120.4435° or 120° 26′ 37″ east
Open location code
6Q32FC9V+MC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4285191320
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cave_entrance
Wiki­data ID
Q1822737
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Liang Bua” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ليانغ بوا”
  • Chinese: “利昂布阿岩洞”
  • Chinese: “梁布亚岩洞”
  • Czech: “Liang Bua”
  • Dutch: “Liang Bua”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ليانج بوا”
  • French: “grotte de Liang Bua”
  • French: “Liang Bua”
  • German: “Liang Bua”
  • German: “Liang-Bua-Höhle”
  • Hebrew: “ליאנג‘ בואה”
  • Indonesian: “Liang Bua”
  • Malay: “Liang Bua”
  • Polish: “Liang Bua”
  • Portuguese: “Liang Bua”
  • Slovak: “Liang Bua”
  • Slovenian: “Liang Bua”
  • Spanish: “Liang Bua”
  • Thai: “ลียังบูวา”
  • Vietnamese: “Hang Liang Bua”

Places with the Same Name

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