{"id":59740,"date":"2026-03-01T11:34:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T06:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=59740"},"modified":"2026-03-01T14:58:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T09:28:59","slug":"sulawesi-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/sulawesi-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Sulawesi Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Sulawesi Island Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a limestone cave on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, a hand stencil has been dated to at least 67,800 years ago, making it the oldest known example of rock art currently identified anywhere in the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Sulawesi Island<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sulawesi, <\/span><b>formerly known as Celebes,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a large island in <\/span><b>Southeast Asia,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the <\/span><b>Indonesian archipelago.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It<\/span><b> sits centrally <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">within the <\/span><b>Indonesian archipelago.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>part of<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the island chain known as the <\/span><b>Greater Sunda Islands.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the<\/span><b> 11th largest island in the world.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It covers an area of 180,680.7 sq. km.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The island consists almost entirely of <\/span><b>four interconnecting peninsulas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Three large bays, or gulfs, separate these peninsulas.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Makassar <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is the <\/span><b>largest city<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the island.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The island is <\/span><b>surrounded <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on all sides by <\/span><b>other big islands: Borneo to the west, the Philippines to the north, the Maluku Islands to the east,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Flores and Timor to the south.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The island is <\/span><b>highly mountainous<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with some <\/span><b>active volcanoes.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>highest peak<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the island of Sulawesi is <\/span><b>Mt. Ratenkombola, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which is also known simply as Mario.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sulawesi is known for its <\/span><b>rainforests<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which <\/span><b>once covered the entire island <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">until human activity led to mass deforestation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is home to 127 types of native mammals. A large number, <\/span><b>62% (79 species), are endemic.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The island contains<\/span><b> thirteen freshwater lakes,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> including the <\/span><b>deepest lake, Matano, in Southeast Asia.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has several remarkable <\/span><b>prehistoric cave paintings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> depicting ancient hunts and animal life.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seven major <\/span><b>ethnic groups<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> inhabit Sulawesi: the <\/span><b>Toala, Toraja, Buginese, Makassarese, Minahasan, Mori, and Gorontalese. <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/rest-of-world\/67800-year-old-hand-stencil-the-oldest-dated-rock-art-discovered-in-indonesia\/articleshow\/128882137.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TOI<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sulawesi, formerly Celebes, is Indonesia\u2019s 11th largest island, part of the Greater Sunda Islands, known for its four peninsulas and Makassar city. 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