Sulawesi

Sulawesi (formerly Celebes) is a large island in Indonesia. It is the world's eleventh largest island, covering an area of 174,600 km².

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Island - Indonesia - World's eleventh largest island

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The island is surrounded in the west by Borneo, the north by the Philippines, east by Maluku, and to the south by Flores and Timor. The island has a distinctive shape, dominated four large peninsulas (see Sulawesi peninsulas). The central part of the island is ruggedly mountainous, such that the island's peninsulas have traditionally been remote from each other, with better connections by sea than by road.

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Borneo - Philippines - Maluku - Flores - Timor - Sulawesi peninsulas

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The island is subdivided into six provinces: Gorontalo, West Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, and North Sulawesi. The largest cities on the island are Makassar, on the southeastern coast of the island, and Manado, on the northern tip.

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Gorontalo - West Sulawesi - South Sulawesi - Central Sulawesi - Southeast Sulawesi - North Sulawesi - Makassar - Manado

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