Kangean Islands

Kangean Islands

▪ islands, Indonesia
Indonesian  Kepulauan Kangean 

      island group in the Java Sea, Jawa Timur provinsi (“province”), Indonesia. The Kangeans lie northwest of the Lesser Sunda Islands (Nusa Tenggara), some 75 miles (121 km) north of Bali, and consist of three main islands surrounded by about 60 islets and covering a land area of 258 square miles (668 square km). The largest of the three main islands is Kangean, with an area of 188 square miles (487 square km), an east-west length of 25 miles (40 km), and a north-south width of 12 miles (19 km). Paliat Island is 9 miles (14 km) long and 3 miles (5 km) wide, and Sepanjang Island is 10 miles (16 km) long and 5 miles (8 km) wide; both lie to the southeast of Kangean. Among other islands in the group are Seridi Besar, Seridi Kecil, Sesiil, Setabo, Sapankur, and Memburit.

      Kangean is generally low in elevation; hills on the northeast rise to about 1,192 feet (364 m). The hills are covered with teak, and there are coconut plantations along the coast. The climate is hot and humid, with generally cloudy skies and heavy rainfall. There is little agriculture, but cattle are raised, and copra, fish, salt, and timber are exported. Trade is mainly with Bali, across the Bali Sea. The chief towns are Arjasa and Pabean, both situated on Kangean Island.

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