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	ARU ISLANDS - LoveToKnow Article on ARU ISLANDS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The islands are low, but it is only on the coast it the ground is swampy.
		The principal formation is coralhine iestone; the eastern coast is defended by coral reefs, and the ghbouring sea (extending as far as New Guinea, and thus nonstrating a physical connection with that land) is shallow, I abounds in coral in full growth.
		Dobbo, on a small western island, is the chief place; resident population is reinforced annually, at the time of the St monsoon, by traders from that quarter, who deal in the Dang, pearl shell, tortoise-shell, and other produce of the inds.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /A/AR/ARU_ISLANDS.htm (1587 words)

	AllRefer.com - Aru Islands, Indonesia (Indonesian Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Aru Islands or Aroe Islands[both: A´rOO] Pronunciation Key, group of about 95 low-lying islands, 3,306 sq mi (8,563 sq km), E Indonesia, in the Moluccas, in the Arafura Sea, SW of New Guinea.
		The largest island is Tanahbesar; Dobo, the chief port of the group, is on Wamar, just off Tanahbesar.
		The islands were discovered by the Dutch, who colonized them after 1623.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/A/AruIsls.html (199 words)

	Ethnologue: Indonesia, Maluku
		Barakai Island, southeast Aru Islands; 4 villages on Barakai Island (Longgar, Apara, Bemun, and Mesiang) and one on Gomo-Gomo Island northeast of Barakai, south Maluku.
		Aru Islands, along the whole east coast of Kobror Island, one village in southeast Wokam Island, 4 villages on both sides of the eastern half of Barakai Strait (on both Kobror Islands and Koba Island), and 2 villages in central Kobror Island.
		Northeast Aru in Kompane village on the east coast of Kongan Island, south of Kola and north of Wokam islands, south Maluku.
	www.christusrex.org /www1/pater/ethno/Indm.html (6170 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		It encloses the islands of Enu, Karang, Jeh, Mar, Jeudih and Marjinjin.
		The sea bed between islands is shallow; between 0.5m and 18m, and comprised of sand, mud and coral debris (Smiet and Siallagan, 1981).
		The largest population is concentrated on the island of Wamar, in the town of Dobo (1,000 inhabitants), to the north-west of the archipelago.
	sea.unep-wcmc.org /sites/pa/0944v.htm (953 words)

	MOLUCCAS - LoveToKnow Article on MOLUCCAS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The vegetation of the small and narrow islands, all encompassed by the sea, is very luxuriant, and the products, principally nutmegs, mace, and other spices, include also rice and sago.
		The islands of these outer arcs consist chiefly of crystalline schists and limestones, overlaid by Jurassic, Cretaceous and Tertiary deposits.
		Most of them lie near the west coast or on the islands off this coast; and they are arranged in lines which run approximately from north to south, with, generally, a slight convexity towards the west.
	17.1911encyclopedia.org /M/MO/MOLUCCAS.htm (459 words)

	The Japanese occupation of the Banda Sea Islands, 1942 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The surface units rendezvous at Ambon Island, sailed on the 24th of July 1942 for Misool Island (arrived there at 1625 on 25 July 1942) and at Babo (arrived there at 1030 on 26 July 1942).
		Pulling in to the jetty at Saumlaki (Tanimbar Islands) early on the 31st the Chinampa was fired on from the shore and the commander of the Australian detachment on board was killed.
		The Babar Island, located east of Timor Island, was occupied by the Japanese forces at 0310 on 30 July 1942 by a platoon of 3rd Yokosuka SNLF, transported by the submarine-chaser Ch21.
	www.geocities.com /dutcheastindies/banda_sea.html (1460 words)

	Aru Islands -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The flora and fauna of Aru are part of the (Click link for more info and facts about Australasia ecozone) Australasia ecozone, and closely related to that of New Guinea.
		Aru is part, together with much of western New Guinea, of the Vogelkop-Aru lowland rain forests (Click link for more info and facts about terrestrial ecoregion) terrestrial ecoregion.
		The islands were (Click link for more info and facts about colonized) colonized by the (The West Germanic language of the Netherlands) Dutch after 1623.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/ar/aru_islands.htm (297 words)

	The Malay Archipelago, Volume 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The island is coralline and sandy, and we must therefore believe it to have been separated from Gilolo at a somewhat remote epoch; while we learn from its natural history that an arm of the sea twenty-five miles wide serves to limit the range even of birds of considerable powers of flight.
		Islands of volcanic origin, not themselves volcanoes, but which have been probably recently upraised, are generally more or less completely surrounded by fringing reefs of coral, and have beaches of shining white coral sand.
		After the island had been settled a year, and traversed in every direction, his son paid it a visit; and just as the schooner was coming to an anchor, a bird was seen flying from seaward which fell into the water exhausted before it could reach the shore.
	www.blackmask.com /books66c/2malay.htm (20384 words)

	Papua Web: The Malay Archipelago (The Papuan Group)
		During the rest of our stay in the island we were obliged to confine ourselves to the vicinity of the shore and the cultivated grounds, and those more level portions of the forest where a little soil had accumulated and the rock had been less exposed to atmospheric action.
		Then the natives of Aru come in from the other side of the islands (called here "blakang tana," or "back of the country") with the produce they have collected during the preceding six months, and which they now sell to the traders, to some of whom they are most likely in debt.
		The islands are nominally under the government of the Moluccas, which the native chiefs acknowledge; and in most years a commissioner arrives from Amboyna, who makes the tour of the islands, hears complaints, settle disputes, and carries away prisoner any heinous offender.
	www.papuaweb.org /dlib/bk/wallace/papuan.html (19886 words)

	The Malay Archipelago, Volume II - Chapter XXVIII. Macassar to the Aru Islands in a Native Prau (Alfred R. Wallace)
		Macassar to the Aru Islands in a Native Prau
		These islands are quite out of the track of all European trade, and are inhabited only by fl mop-headed savages, who yet contribute to the luxurious tastes of the most civilized races.
		The trade to these islands has existed from very early times, and it is from them that Birds of Paradise, of the two kinds known to Linnaeus were first brought The native vessels can only make the voyage once a year, owing to the monsoons.
	www.authorama.com /malay-archipelago-2-8.html (4190 words)

	The Malay Archipelago, Volume II - Chapter XXXI. The Aru Islands.–Journey and Residence in the Interior (Alfred ...
		They told me that they had been delayed going after the pirates to one of the northern islands, and had seen three of their vessels but could not catch them, because on being pursued they rowed out in the wind’s eye, which they are enabled to do by having about fifty oars to each boat.
		The only ornaments in an Aru horse are trophies of the chase– jaws of wild pigs, the heads and backbones of cassowaries, and plumes made from the feathers of the Bird of Paradise, cassowary, and domestic fowl.
		Macassar to the Aru Islands in a Native Prau • Chapter XXIX.
	www.authorama.com /malay-archipelago-2-11.html (9393 words)

	The Jakarta Post - The Journal of Indonesia Today
		Aru community leader Soleman Mantaibobir, who is a candidate for regent of the new regency, which was established in 2003, was discussing the problem on Saturday.
		These islands could contribute to the regency if they were properly managed, such as for tourism or fisheries," Soleman said.
		Aru Island regency has three districts -- the Aru Islands district, which has 42 villages, the Aru Tengah district with 44 villages and the Aru Selatan district with 32 villages.
	www.thejakartapost.com /yesterdaydetail.asp?fileid=20050321.D07 (517 words)

	Aru Eclectus
		The Aru Eclectus Parrot is a large Eclectus parrot rivaling that of the Vosmaeri Eclectus.
		The main difference between the Aru Eclectus and all other Eclectus is that it is long and narrow in body structure.
		The Aru female is similar in coloration to the Red-sided female except that it has a slightly lighter body plumage.
	www.eclectusville.com /Aru_Eclectus.html (287 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Banda Sea Islands moist deciduous forests (AA0102)
		The Banda Islands are part of the inner arc, whereas the rest of the ecoregion is part of the outer arc.
		Although many of these islands are tiny and uninhabitable, the bird populations are seriously threatened by predatory rats and cats that have been accidentally released onto these islands and by the removal of their eggs for sale by fishers traveling through this area (Whitten and Whitten 1992).
		We created the Banda Sea Islands Moist Deciduous Forests [AA0102] by combining the islands in the Kai and Tanimbar archipelagos, which were distinguished as a biogeographic unit by Monk et al.
	worldwildlife.org /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/aa/aa0102_full.html (1093 words)

	Coral reefs, divers, Chinese merchants by Paul Spencer Sochaczewski
		He is a Chinese merchant in the Aru Islands who loans scuba equipment to young men so they can dive for mother of pearl and oysters.
		Diving tragedies are not limited to the Aru Islands.
		In the event of an injury, the merchant who "commissions" the diver is only required to pay medical costs, which are insignificant since there is nothing you can do to reverse the permanent crippling effects of a mild case of the bends.
	www.sochaczewski.com /ARTdeaddivers.htm (667 words)

	Birds » Parrots » Eclectus Parrot - Aru Red Sided Main Page
		Aru Red Sided Eclectus Parrots kept in captivity may be fed plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables along with a good basic pellet diet or seed mix.
		The upper side of the Aru Red Sided Eclectus male's tail is green and the tips of the feathers have yellow edging.
		Because female Aru Red Sided Eclectus Parrots will often sit on their eggs awkwardly or forcefully and accidentally break them, a slanted or L shaped nesting box is recommended so the birds have room to position themselves better.
	www.centralpets.com /animals/birds/parrots/prt1095.html (718 words)

	On the Entomology of the Aru Islands, by Alfred Russel Wallace
		On the Entomology of the Aru Islands, by Alfred Russel Wallace
		Almost all that is known of the insects inhabiting New Guinea and the adjacent islands is due to the French naturalists attached to the numerous discovery ships which have visited that part of the world.
		Many fine things have thus been made known to entomologists, although the total number of species collected is very small; and it may, perhaps, be considered as one of the least known and most promising regions that remain, now that the most remote parts of the earth are ransacked by enterprising collectors.
	www.wku.edu /~charles.smith/wallace/S040.htm (1915 words)

	Ethnologue: Indonesia, Maluku
		North Maluku, Sula Islands, Taliabu Island, interior mountains.
		Seram Island, Waru Bay area, Bula District, central Maluku.
		Titawai village, Nusa Laut Island, Lease Islands, central Maluku.
	www.christusrex.org /www3/ethno/Indm.html (6170 words)

	General News - IIAS Newsletter Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		For centuries, the Aru Islands have been known for their trade of natural resources like birds of paradise, edible birds'nests, pearl oysters, turtles, and various dried products like sea cucumbers, sharks' fins, and abalone.
		For centuries, the Aru Islands have been known for their trade of natural resources.
		The Aru archipelago, situated in the remote southeast corner of the province of Maluku, is inhabited by approximately 54,000 people.
	iias.leidenuniv.nl /iiasn/20/theme/20T10.html (1141 words)

	On the Natural History of the Aru Islands, by Alfred Russel Wallace
		They reported that the pirates were all at the east side of the islands, where the merchants send their small vessels to buy pearl-shell and tripang, and there was no danger of their returning again to this side, where they had more to fear and less to get.
		A kangaroo inhabits Aru (and several New Guinea), and this, with three or four species of Cuscus, two or three little rat-like marsupials, a wild pig and several bats, are all the mammalia I have been able either to obtain or hear of.
		The most obscure and minute species are for this purpose of equal value with the largest and most brilliant, and a correct knowledge of the distribution and variations of a beetle or a butterfly as important as those of the eagle or the elephant.
	www.wku.edu /~smithch/wallace/S038.htm (4061 words)

	Aru Tenggara Proposed Marine Reserve (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The proposed reserve encompasses all coastal and marine ecosystems in the southeast part of the Aru Islands, one of the remotest areas of Indonesia located at the easternmost extremity of the archipelago, south of New Guinea.
		The islands are situated on the Sahul continental shelf, and are comprised of raised coral reefs of quaternary origin, fringed by living reefs.
		The narine area between islands is shallow (0.5-18m).
	www.arcbc.org.ph /wetlands/indonesia/idn_aru_tenggara.htm (318 words)

	SPICE QUESTIONS & RESPONSES - APRIL 1996
		Aru and Kei don't seem to have any Dutch colonial era buildings, but Banda many: the houses of the Dutch nutmeg plantation owners.
		Because the people on the islands have very few possessions, they recycle most items naturally - not by collecting up and re-making the basic materials but by re-using the items themselves, such as re-using plastic bags, keeping old bottles for storage, sewing torn umbrella covers together to a sail for a canoe.
		The most beautiful islands we have encountered so far are the Banda Islands with their volcano and lovely harbour.
	www.iol.ie /~spice/aprques.htm (2442 words)

	Aru Islands on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		(both: ä´roo) or Aroe Islands, group of about 95 low-lying islands, 3,306 sq mi (8,563 sq km), E Indonesia, in the Moluccas, in the Arafura Sea, SW of New Guinea.
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	www.encyclopedia.com /html/A/AruI1sls.asp (302 words)

	On the Great Bird of Paradise, Paradisea apoda, Linn.; 'Burong mati' (Dead bird) of the Malays; 'Fanéhan' of the ...
		These statements are, however, totally without foundation, the species being strictly confined to New Guinea and the Aru Islands, and even to a limited portion of each of those countries.
		It is therefore clear that the Paradisea apoda is confined to the southern peninsula of New Guinea and the Aru Islands, while the Paradisea papuana inhabits only the northern peninsula, with one or two of the islands (most probably) near its northern extremity.
		It is interesting to observe, that though the Ké Islands and Goram approach nearer to New Guinea than Aru, no species of the Paradise birds are found upon them,--pretty clearly showing that these birds have not migrated to the islands beyond New Guinea in which they are now found.
	www.wku.edu /~smithch/wallace/S037.htm (2331 words)

	Anthropology Review Database
		ABSTRACT: This ethnography presents Patsy SpyerÆs story of social history and contemporary identity in the Moluccas*.
		Otherwise, The Memory of Trade is a dense, sporadically reflective ethnographic interpretation based on approximately two years of fieldwork in the Moluccas (more precisely, in the community of Bemun on Barakai Island in the Aru archipelago) and some supplementary archival research.
		Spyer strings together descriptions of narratives and rituals she heard or observed in order to illustrate and even perform her main argument.
	wings.buffalo.edu /ARD/showme.cgi?keycode=1749 (511 words)

	ARU ISLANDS (Dutch Aroe) - Online Information article about ARU ISLANDS (Dutch Aroe) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		ARU ISLANDS (Dutch Aroe) - Online Information article about ARU ISLANDS (Dutch Aroe)
		The larger islands (Wokan, Kobrur, Maikor and Trangan), and certain of the lesser ones, are regarded by the See also:
		The smaller islands number some eighty; the See also:
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /ARN_AUD/ARU_ISLANDS_Dutch_Aroe_.html (461 words)

	GEOLOGY OF INDONESIA AT GLANCE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Altogether there are 13,667 islands and islets of which about 6,000 inhabited.
		Physiographically, the islands of Sumatra, Java and Kalimantan are attached to the Sunda Shelf of the Asian continent.
		To the east, Irian Jaya and the Aru islands lie on the
	www.geocities.com /CapeCanaveral/Campus/9349/geology_indonesia.html (240 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		It is likely that the historically documented role of Aru in regional trading systems has considerable antiquity, which may have begun with two-way maritime voyaging and trade as early as 20,000 years ago (as it does in Island Melanesia).
		Fishers from the eastern part of Indonesian were certainly visiting the islands and fringing reef prior to European discovery in the early 1800's and continue to do so today.
		The outcome of this paper is an awareness of the islands' significance to the military archaeology of the region.
	www.ntu.edu.au /faculties/arts/capa/abstracts.htm (5386 words)

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