Nuse Island

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Nuse Island
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Flower Field - Nuse island
Geography
Location South East Asia
Archipelago Lesser Sunda Islands
Administration
Indonesia
Province East Nusa Tenggara
Demographics
Populationc. 2000
Ethnic groups Rote, others

Nuse Island (Indonesian : Pulau Nuse) is one of the 17,508 islands that comprise the Republic of Indonesia. The island is located in Ndao Nuse District, Rote Ndao Regency, East Nusa Tenggara. Geographically, Nuse Island is in the southwest of Rote Island. [1]

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References

  1. "Explore Nuse Island Rote".

Coordinates: 10°46′48″S122°46′01″E / 10.780°S 122.767°E / -10.780; 122.767