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Island of the Lesser Sunda Islands in Maritime Southeast Asia
Flores (Indonesian: Pulau Flores) is one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, a group of islands in the eastern half of Indonesia. The population was 1,931,000 in the 2010 census and the largest town is Maumere. The name Flores is the Portuguese word for "Flowers". Flores is located east of Sumbawa and Komodo islands and west of Lembata island and the Alor Archipelago. To the southeast is Timor. To the south, across the Sumba Strait, is Sumba island and to the north, beyond the Flores Sea, is Sulawesi. Among all islands containing Indonesian territory, Flores is the 10th most populous after Java, Sumatra, Borneo (Kalimantan), Sulawesi, New Guinea, Bali, Madura, Lombok, and Timor and also the 10th biggest island of Indonesia. Until the arrival of modern humans, Flores was inhabited by Homo floresiensis, a pygmy archaic human. .... Learn more at Wikipedia
There are at least six airports in Flores distributed along the island, ordered from west to east: Komodo Airport in Labuan Bajo Frans Sales Lega Airport or Ruteng airport Pahdamaleda Airport or Bajawa airport Turelelo Soa Airport in Bajawa H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport or Ende airport Frans Xavier Seda Airport or Maumere airport Gewayantana Airport close to Larantuka city.
Name | Flores |
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Long Name | Flores, Indonesia |
Region | East Nusa Tenggara |
Country | Indonesia |
Map | Open Map |
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