The Maluku Islands or the Moluccas are an archipelago in the eastern part of Indonesia. Tectonically they are located on the Halmahera Plate within the Molucca Sea Collision Zone. Geographically they are located in West Melanesia. Lying within Wallacea, the Moluccas have been considered a geographical and cultural intersection of Asia and Oceania.
Location: Oceania, Melanesia or Southeast Asia
Population: 3,131,860 (2020)
Total islands: ~1000
Major islands: Halmahera, Seram, Buru, Ambon, Ternate, Tidore, Aru Islands, Kai Islands, Lucipara Islands
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