The Maluku Islands or the Moluccas (/məˈlʌkəz/) are an airchipelago within Indonesie.
Tectonically thay are locatit on the Halmahera Plate within the Molucca Sea Collision Zone.
Geografie | |
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Location | Sooth East Asie |
Coordinates | 3°9′S 129°23′E / 3.150°S 129.383°E |
Tot islands | ~1000 |
Major islands | Halmahera, Seram, Buru, Ambon, Ternate, Tidore, Aru Islands, Kai Islands |
Aurie | 74,505 km2 (28,767 sq mi) |
Heichest elevation | 3,027 m (9,931 ft) |
Heichest point | Binaiya |
Admeenistration | |
Indonesia | |
Provinces | Maluku, North Maluku |
Lairgest settlement | Ambon |
Demografics | |
Population | 1,895,000 (2000) |
Ethnic groups | Alfur, Nuaulu, Manusela. Thou oreeginally Melanesian |
128°00′E / 2.000°S 128.000°E
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