Neira Island
Banda Neira Island
4°31′S 129°54′E
Banda Neira (or Pulau Neira) is an island in the Banda Islands, Indonesia. It is administered as part of the administrative Banda Islands District (Kecamatan Kepulauan Banda) within the Central Maluku Regency in the province of Maluku.
Terrain
4°31′S 129°54′E
Overview
Banda Neira (or Pulau Neira) is an island in the Banda Islands, Indonesia. It is administered as part of the administrative Banda Islands District (Kecamatan Kepulauan Banda) within the Central Maluku Regency in the province of Maluku. On its south end is the main town of the same name, which is the largest town in the archipelago with around 7,000 inhabitants.
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Nearest islands
- Gunungapi Island2.8 km
- Syahrir Island4.2 km
- Banda Besar5.8 km
- Ay Island14 km
- Hatta Island18 km
- Rhun Island24 km
Also in Banda Islands
Banda Besar
25.4 km²▲ 521 m
Major islands
Gunungapi Island
7.3 km²▲ 640 m
Major islands
Rhun Island
3.7 km²▲ 174 m
Major islands
Hatta Island
4.3 km²▲ 173 m
Minor islands
Ay Island
3.5 km²▲ 123 m
Minor islands
Syahrir Island
0.2 km²▲ 53 m
Minor islands
Also in Maluku Islands
Halmahera
17,956 km²▲ 1,571 m
Major islands
Seram Island
17,368 km²▲ 3,027 m
Major islands
Buru
8,514 km²▲ 2,700 m
Major islands
Ambon Island
772 km²▲ 1,023 m
Major islands
Yamdena
3,255 km²▲ 299 m
Minor islands
Taliabu Island
2,916 km²▲ 1,403 m
Minor islands
Wetar
2,611 km²▲ 1,411 m
Minor islands
Obimayor Island
2,461 km²▲ 1,611 m
Minor islands
Also in Indonesia
Borneo
732,069 km²▲ 4,095 m
Major islands
Sumatra
429,717 km²▲ 3,805 m
Major islands
Sulawesi
168,788 km²▲ 3,478 m
Major islands
Java
126,804 km²▲ 3,676 m
Major islands
Timor
28,560 km²▲ 2,963 m
Minor islands
Halmahera
17,956 km²▲ 1,571 m
Minor islands
Seram Island
17,368 km²▲ 3,027 m
Minor islands
Sumbawa
14,406 km²▲ 2,690 m
Minor islands
Also in Malay Archipelago
Borneo
732,069 km²▲ 4,095 m
Major islands
Sumatra
429,717 km²▲ 3,805 m
Major islands
Sulawesi
168,788 km²▲ 3,478 m
Major islands
Java
126,804 km²▲ 3,676 m
Major islands
Luzon
104,935 km²▲ 2,928 m
Major islands
Mindanao
93,885 km²▲ 2,954 m
Major islands
Timor
28,560 km²▲ 2,963 m
Minor islands
Halmahera
17,956 km²▲ 1,571 m
Minor islands
Photographs
The town of Banda Neira viewed from Gunung Api in the Banda Islands, Maluku, Indonesia
Northside of Banda Neira from Gunung Api Banda
Gunung Api (656 meters) last erupted in 1988, threatening neighboring Banda Neira, Central Maluku, Indonesia.
The sun sets over Gunung Api at Banda Neira, Central Maluku, Indonesia.
Jalan Pelabuhan is one of the main business streets in ramshackle Banda Neira, Central Maluku, Indonesia. Once extremely rich from nutmeg, the Banda Islands are now far off the beaten track.
These small boats at Lonthoir on Banda Island, Central Maluku, Indonesia, are used to travel around the 10 islands of the Banda group.
The nutmeg seed is covered by a red material called mace. Until the British took nutmeg trees to Ceylon the early 19th century, the Banda Islands in Central Maluku, Indonesia, were the world's only source of these spices.
A tribal war canoe is paddled enthusiastically at Banda Neira, Central Maluku, Indonesia,
Rumah Budaya Banda street in Banda Neira
Dutch warship Evertsen welcomed in Banda Neira
Sources
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Photographs
- Bandaneira-0039. Anton Leddin / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Banda-0039. Anton Leddin / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Northside of Banda Neira from Gunung Api Banda. Hike Indonesia / CC BY 2.0
- Gunung Api (48193417456). David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada / CC BY 2.0
- Gunung Api Sunset (48257320322). David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada / CC BY 2.0
- Jalan Pelabuhan (48230987832). David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada / CC BY 2.0
- Lonthoir Boats (48196461821). David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada / CC BY 2.0
- Nutmeg and Mace (48208793767). David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada / CC BY 2.0
- Tribal War Canoe (48194074061). David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada / CC BY 2.0
- Banda Neira Banner. WiDi / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rumah Budaya Banda. WiDi / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Evertsen verwelkomd door de inwoners van Banda. Q.M.R. Verheull (1787-1860) / Public domain