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7 unusual facts about Banggai Islands Regency


Banggai

Banggai Islands Regency, a separate regency cut out of the Banggai Regency

Banggai Island

Banggai Island is the second largest of the Banggai Islands, an archipelago located at the far eastern end of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Banggai Islands Regency

The Banggai Islands are home to the Banggai cardinalfish, a small endemic tropical cardinal fish with a big mouth which can be found at least in 10 locations.

Banggai regency

It makes up a re-established regency (kabupaten), created by splitting the existing Banggai Regency into this smaller Banggai Regency situated on the mainland of Sulawesi (capital, Luwuk) and a new Banggai Islands Regency comprising the offshore islands (capital, Banggai town); the archipelago is separated from mainland Sulawesi by the Peleng Straits (Selat Peleng).

Pakasua

Pakasua is a village in the island of Banggai in Banggai district, Banggai Islands province of Central Sulawesi.

Peleng

Peleng is an island off the southeast coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia and is the largest island of the Banggai Islands (Kepulauan Banggai) group of islands.

Sorong Fault

The Sorong fault system has been documented to extend westward more than 500 miles (800 km) from Teluk Sarera to Kepulauan Banggai.



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