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Fun fact 1 about Sulawesi

Sulawesi Topography
island

The name Sulawesi possibly comes from the words sula ('island') and besi ('iron').

Sulawesi
Indonesia
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Sulawesi

Indonesia

Area
180,681 km²
Location
Indonesia
10th largest island in the world

Sulawesi, also known as Celebes, is an island in Indonesia. One of the four Greater Sunda Islands, and the world's 11th-largest island, it is situated east of Borneo, west of the Maluku Islands, and south of Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago.

From the “Etymology” section

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