Sermata Islands

Sermata Islands
The Sermata Islands
Waters	Banda Sea , Timor Sea
archipelago	Sermata Islands
Geographical location	8 ° 14 ′  S , 128 ° 56 ′  E Coordinates: 8 ° 14 ′  S , 128 ° 56 ′  E
Number of islands	12
Main island	Sermata
Ceremonial crockery from Luang (18th - 19th centuries)

The Indonesian Sermata Islands ( Indonesian Kepulauan Sermata ) belong to the Southern Moluccas .

geography

The largest island in the group is Sermata . To the west of it are Kalapa , Kepuri , Tiara , Liakra , Luang , Matumara , Meatij Miarang , Metutun , Lailawan , Meaterialam and Amortuan . Together they form the sub-district ( Kecamatan ) Mdona Hiera ( Mdona Hyera ), which belongs to the administrative district ( Kabupaten ) of the southwestern Moluccas ( Maluku Province ). The main town of the sub-district is Lelang on Sermata.

To the west of the Sermata Islands are the Leti Islands , to the east the Babar Islands . Together they are part of the outer ribbon arc , which Timor further to the west also belongs to. The Timor Sea is to the south and the Banda Sea to the north .

Web links

Commons : Sermata Islands  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Map of the Southwest Moluccas ( Memento of the original from November 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.