Bemu

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Bemu
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Bemu
Location in Seram Island
Coordinates: 3°24′15″S129°58′29″E / 3.40417°S 129.97472°E / -3.40417; 129.97472 Coordinates: 3°24′15″S129°58′29″E / 3.40417°S 129.97472°E / -3.40417; 129.97472
Country Indonesia
Province Maluku
Time zone UTC+8 (WITA)

Bemu, also Bemo Perak, is a small town on the southeastern coast of the Indonesian island of Seram, just to the south of Atiahu. [1] It is one of the principal settlements on Teluti Bay. [2]

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References

  1. "Seram Island (map)". Indonesiatravelingguide.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  2. Prostar Sailing Directions 2004 New Guinea Enroute. ProStar Publications. 1 January 2004. p. 56. ISBN   978-1-57785-569-9.