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    Nuhu Yuthu Island

    Pulau Kei Besar, Pulau Nuhu Yuthu, Pulau Nuhuyut

    5°28′S 133°06′E

    Kai Besar (Great Kai Island, also Nuhu Yuut or Nusteen) is one of the Kai Islands which are part of the Maluku Islands, Indonesia. Its area is 550 km2 (210 mi2). The other main island in the Kai Islands group is Kai Kecil (Little Kai Island).

    Academische Collecties: http://academischecollecties.nl/search?identifier=300.296 1899-1900, Siboga-expeditie naar Nederlands Oost-Indië, onder leiding van Max Wilhelm Carl Weber Gezicht op de kampong.
    Academische Collecties: http://academischecollecties.nl/search?identifier=300.296 1899-1900, Siboga-expeditie naar Nederlands Oost-Indië, onder leiding van Max Wilhelm Carl Weber Gezicht op de kampong.

    Hugo Frederik Nierstrasz / Public domain

    Terrain

    5°28′S 133°06′E

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    Overview

    Kai Besar (Great Kai Island, also Nuhu Yuut or Nusteen) is one of the Kai Islands which are part of the Maluku Islands, Indonesia. Its area is 550 km2 (210 mi2). The other main island in the Kai Islands group is Kai Kecil (Little Kai Island). The northern tip is called Tanjung Borang, and southern tip called Tanjung Weduar. Approximately 10% of the population is Wandan, descendants of residents of the Banda Islands who fled the Dutch genocide, and who still speak the original language.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Kai Islands

    Also in Maluku 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