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Sawu Islands

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Also known as: Kepulauan Sawu, Sabu Islands, Savu Islands, Sawoe Islands
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Indonesian:
Kepulauan Sawu
Sawu also spelled:
Savu, Sawoe, or Sabu
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Sawu Islands, island group in the Savu Sea, East Nusa Tenggara (Nusa Tenggara Timur) provinsi (or propinsi; province), Indonesia. The island group includes Sabu (160 square miles [414 square km]), Raijua (14 square miles [36 square km]), and several islets located about 100 miles (160 km) west of the southern tip of the island of Timor. Sabu, 23 miles (37 km) long and 10 miles (16 km) wide, and Raijua, 8 miles (13 km) long and 3 miles (5 km) wide, are generally low and almost flat; elevation ranges from 3 to 330 feet (1 to 100 metres). The climate ...(100 of 213 words)

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