Sulawesi
Sign in to saveSulawesi ( , ), also known as Celebes ( ), is an island in Indonesia. One of the four Greater Sunda Islands, and the world's 11th-largest island, it is situated east of Borneo, west of the Maluku Islands, and south of Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago. Within Indonesia, only Sumatra, Borneo, and Papua are larger in territory, and only Java and Sumatra are more populous.
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Sulawesi is a large Indonesian island that ranks as the world's 11th-largest island and is located between Borneo and the Maluku Islands in Southeast Asia. Within Indonesia, it is significant as one of the four Greater Sunda Islands, though it is smaller and less densely populated than only three other major Indonesian islands (Sumatra, Borneo, and Papua for size; Java and Sumatra for population).
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- Sulawesi
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- Topographic map of Sulawesi
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- Celebes
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- Indonesia
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- Indonesian Archipelago ---- Greater Sunda Islands
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- 174,416.16
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- 11th
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- 3,478
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34 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Geography
- Minor islands
- Geology
- Bone Basin
- Prehistory
- Cave art
- History
- Hindu-Buddhist era
- Christian colonial era
- Picture gallery
- Central Sulawesi
- Population
- Religion
- Languages
- Economy
- Administration
- Flora and fauna
- Mammals
- Birds
- Reptiles
- Amphibians
- Freshwater fish
- Freshwater crustaceans and snails
- Insects
- Miscellaneous
- Conservation
- Environment
- Parks
- See also
- Explanatory notes
- Citations
- General sources
- External links
Sulawesi ( , ), also known as Celebes ( ), is an island in Indonesia. One of the four Greater Sunda Islands, and the world's 11th-largest island, it is situated east of Borneo, west of the Maluku Islands, and south of Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago. Within Indonesia, only Sumatra, Borneo, and Papua are larger in territory, and only Java and Sumatra are more populous.
The landmass of Sulawesi includes four peninsulas: the northern Minahasa Peninsula, the East Peninsula, the South Peninsula, and the Southeast Peninsula. Three gulfs separate these peninsulas: the Gulf of Tomini between the northern Minahasa and East peninsulas, the Tolo Gulf between the East and Southeast peninsulas, and the Gulf of Boni between the South and Southeast peninsulas. The Strait of Makassar runs along the western side of the island and separates the island from Borneo.