Celebes
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Celebes, now known as Sulawesi, is a large, uniquely shaped island in Indonesia renowned for its diverse cultures, mountainous landscapes, and rich marine biodiversity.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sulawesi | 265 |
| Celebes canonical | 6 |
| Sulawesi Island | 5 |
| Pulau Sulawesi | 2 |
| island of Sulawesi | 2 |
| Celebes (former name of Sulawesi) | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
formerName
ⓘ
geographicalRegion ⓘ island ⓘ |
| area | about 180000 square kilometers ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Banda Sea
ⓘ
Celebes Sea ⓘ Flores Sea ⓘ Gulf of Boni ⓘ Gulf of Tomini ⓘ |
| capitalCity | Makassar ⓘ |
| colonialNameGivenBy | Portuguese ⓘ |
| colonialNameUsedBy | Dutch East Indies ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| countrySubdivisionOf |
Indonesia
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Indonesia
|
| currentOfficialNameSince | mid 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Bugis
ⓘ
Gorontalo ⓘ
surface form:
Gorontaloan
South Sulawesi languages ⓘ
surface form:
Makassarese
North Sulawesi ⓘ
surface form:
Minahasan
Toraja ⓘ |
| feature |
deep bays and gulfs
ⓘ
mountainous interior ⓘ narrow coastal plains ⓘ |
| hasCity |
Gorontalo
ⓘ
Kendari ⓘ Makassar ⓘ Manado ⓘ Palu ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Central Sulawesi
ⓘ
Gorontalo ⓘ North Sulawesi ⓘ South Sulawesi ⓘ West Sulawesi ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coral reef ecosystems
ⓘ
distinctive cultures and ethnic groups ⓘ endemic terrestrial species ⓘ high marine biodiversity ⓘ |
| largestCity | Makassar ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Indonesia
ⓘ
Malay Archipelago ⓘ Maritime Southeast Asia ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ between Borneo and the Maluku Islands ⓘ |
| modernName |
Celebes
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Sulawesi
|
| rankInWorldByArea | one of the world’s largest islands ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ local traditional beliefs ⓘ |
| shape | highly indented with four long peninsulas ⓘ |
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Sulawesi Island
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Sulawesi Island
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Sulawesi Island
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Sulawesi
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Wallace Line
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Sulawesi