Miangas Island
Also known as Mianggas Island, Mianggas, Meangis, Miangis Island, Palmas Island, Palmas-eiland
Miangas or Palmas is the northernmost island of North Sulawesi, and one of 92 officially listed outlying islands of Indonesia.
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Miangas
- Islands.native_name
- Pulau Miangas
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- Wolo Beach, Miangas - panoramio.jpg
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- Wolo Beach on Miangas
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- Indonesia
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- 270
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- Location of Miangas in Indonesia
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- near Mindanao, Philippines, Southeast Asia
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- Talaud Islands
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- 3.15
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- 3
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- 23
Article
11 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Early modern era
- Island of Palmas Case
- Post Indonesian independence
- Geography
- Transportation
- Economy
- Demography
- Notes
- References
Miangas or Palmas is the northernmost island of North Sulawesi, and one of 92 officially listed outlying islands of Indonesia.
==Etymology== Miangas means "exposed to piracy", because pirates from Mindanao used to visit the island. In the Sasahara language, the island is called Tinonda (Minahasan: Poilaten), meaning "people who live separated from the main archipelago" and "our island", respectively. During the 16th century, the island was named in Spanish as Isla de las Palmas, and in Portuguese Ilha de Palmeiras.