Boano
For the Italian coachbuilder, see Felice Mario Boano.
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Location | South East Asia |
Archipelago | Maluku Islands |
Highest elevation | 624 m (2,047 ft) |
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Boano Island is an island in Central Maluku Regency, Maluku Province, Indonesia. It is located off the northern coast of the Hoamoal Peninsula at the western end of Seram Island, across the Boano Strait. The inhabitants speak the Boano language, Luhu, as well as Indonesian and Ambonese Malay.[1]
Pua Island, highest point 403 m, is located close off Boano's northwestern tip.[2]
References
- ↑ Ethnologue 15 report for Indonesia (Maluku)
- ↑ Pub164, 2004 Sailing Directions (Enroute): New Guinea
Coordinates: 2°59′S 127°55′E / 2.983°S 127.917°E
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