sulawesi island for 17 August 2025

Sulawesi Island Latest News

An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck Sulawesi in Indonesia recently.

About Sulawesi Island

• Sulawesi, formerly known as Celebes, is a large island in Southeast Asia, in the Indonesian archipelago.
• It is part of the island chain known as the Greater Sunda Islands. 
• It is the 11th largest island in the world. It covers an area of 180,680.7 sq. km.
• The island consists almost entirely of four interconnecting peninsulas.
• The island is surrounded on all sides by other big islands: Borneo to the west, Philippines to the north, the Maluku Islands to the east, and Flores and Timor to the south.
• The island is highly mountainous, with some active volcanoes.
• Sulawesi is known for its rainforests, which once covered the entire island until human activity led to mass deforestation.
• The highest peak on the island of Sulawesi is Mt. Ratenkombola, which is also known simply as Mario. It reaches a height of 3,455 meters. 
• The island contains thirteen freshwater lakes including the deepest lake, Matano, in Southeast Asia.
• Seven major ethnic groups inhabit Sulawesi: the Toala, Toraja, Buginese, Makassarese, Minahasan, Mori, and Gorontalese. 
• Makassar is the largest city on the island.

Source: HT