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    Medang Island

    Pulau Medang

    8°08′S 117°23′E

    Medang Island (Indonesian: Pulau Medang) is an island group off the north coast of Sumbawa, west of Moyo Island, in the Flores Sea.

    8°08′S 117°23′E

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    Medang Island (Indonesian: Pulau Medang) is an island group off the north coast of Sumbawa, west of Moyo Island, in the Flores Sea. It is actually composed of two islands, Medang Besar and Medang Kecil (big and small), administratively called Bajo Medang and Bugis Medang; together they cover an area of about 28 km2 and had a combined population of about 3,000 in 2022. There are coral reefs in this area, with sharks and giant sponges.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Lesser Sunda Islands

    • Timor

      28,560 km²▲ 2,963 m

      Major islands

    • Sumbawa

      14,406 km²▲ 2,690 m

      Major islands

    • Flores

      13,993 km²▲ 2,367 m

      Major islands

    • Sumba

      10,902 km²▲ 1,225 m

      Major islands

    • Lombok

      4,535 km²▲ 3,726 m

      Major islands

    • Bali

      5,370 km²▲ 3,031 m

      Minor islands

    • Alor Island

      2,114 km²▲ 1,821 m

      Minor islands

    • Lembata

      1,248 km²▲ 1,621 m

      Minor islands

    Also in Malayo-Indonesian

    • 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

    • Sumbawa

      14,406 km²▲ 2,690 m

      Minor islands

    • Flores

      13,993 km²▲ 2,367 m

      Minor islands

    • Bangka Island

      11,548 km²▲ 654 m

      Minor islands

    • Sumba

      10,902 km²▲ 1,225 m

      Minor islands

    Also in Sunda 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

    • Sumbawa

      14,406 km²▲ 2,690 m

      Minor islands

    • Flores

      13,993 km²▲ 2,367 m

      Minor islands

    • Bangka Island

      11,548 km²▲ 654 m

      Minor islands

    • Sumba

      10,902 km²▲ 1,225 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

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Talus
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia