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Sanana Island

 
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Sanana
Geography
Location South East Asia
Coordinates 2°12′00″S 125°55′00″E / 2.2°S 125.91667°E / -2.2; 125.91667
Archipelago Maluku Islands
Area 558 km²
Country
'Indonesia

Sanana (earlier name Xulla Besi [1]) is an island, part of Sula Islands which is part of Maluku Islands in Indonesia.

Sanana is located at 2°12′00″S 125°55′00″E / 2.2°S 125.9166667°E / -2.2; 125.9166667Coordinates: 2°12′00″S 125°55′00″E / 2.2°S 125.9166667°E / -2.2; 125.9166667, south of Mangole Island. The area of the island is 558 km². The other large Sula Islands are Taliabu and Mangole.

Sanana airport is linked to Ternate and Ambon by Trigana Air Service flights.[2]

As was common throughout Maluku at that time, Sanana suffered serious religio-ethnic tensions between Muslims and Christians during 1999.[1]

References

  1. ^ Goodall, George (Editor)(1943) Philips' International Atlas London, George Philip and Son map 'East Indies' pp.91-92
  2. ^ http://www.trigana-air.com

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