List of Islands of Indonesia - Major Islands

Major Islands

  • Sunda Islands
    • Greater Sunda Islands
      • Borneo - divided between Indonesian Kalimantan, Brunei, and Malaysia's states of Sabah and Sarawak.
      • Java, formerly Jawa Dwipa.
      • Sumatra, formerly Swarna Dwipa.
      • Sulawesi, formerly Celebes.
    • Lesser Sunda Islands
  • Maluku Islands
  • New Guinea - divided between Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua and the independent nation of Papua New Guinea.

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