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    Pantar

    Pulau Pantar, Pantar Island

    8°22′S 124°11′E

    Pantar (Indonesian: Pulau Pantar; Indonesian pronunciation: [ˌpulau̯ ˈpan̪t̪ar]) is the second largest island in the Indonesian Alor Archipelago, after Alor. To the east is the island of Alor and other small islands in the archipelago; to the west is the Alor Strait, which separates it from the Solor Archipelago.

    Pantar

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    Terrain

    8°22′S 124°11′E

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    Pantar (Indonesian: Pulau Pantar; Indonesian pronunciation: [ˌpulau̯ ˈpan̪t̪ar]) is the second largest island in the Indonesian Alor Archipelago, after Alor. To the east is the island of Alor and other small islands in the archipelago; to the west is the Alor Strait, which separates it from the Solor Archipelago. To the south is the Ombai Strait, and 72 kilometres (45 mi) away, the island of Timor. To the north is the Banda Sea. Pantar is about 50 kilometres (31 mi) north-to-south, and varies from 11 to 29 kilometres (6.8 to 18.0 mi) in east–west width. It has a land area of 771.98 square kilometres (298.06 sq mi). The main towns on the island are Baranusa (which sits on a small peninsula in the middle of the north coast, projecting into Blangmerang Bay) and Kabir (a small port on the east coast facing Alor Island). Administratively, the island is part of the Alor Regency within East Nusa Tenggara Province.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Alor Archipelago

    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

    Photographs