WebSouth Maluku, also South Moluccas, officially the Republic of South Maluku, was an unrecognised secessionist republic that claimed the islands of Ambon, Buru, and Seram, which make up the Indonesian province of Maluku.. Dutch conquest exerted colonial control across the archipelago in the 19th century, establishing a unitary administration.The …

WebThe Maluku Islands (/ m ə ˈ l uː k uː, m æ ˈ l uː k uː /; Indonesian: Kepulauan Maluku) or the Moluccas (/ m ə ˈ l ʌ k ə z /) are an archipelago in the east of Indonesia. Tectonically they are located on the Halmahera Plate within the Molucca Sea Collision Zone.Geographically they are located east of Sulawesi, west of New Guinea, and north and east of Timor.Lying …

WebMindanao (/ ˌ m ɪ n d ə ˈ n aʊ / MIN-də-NOW) (Jawi: مينداناو) is the second-largest island in the Philippines, after Luzon, and seventh-most populous island in the world. Located in the southern region of the archipelago, the island is part of an island group of the same name that also includes its adjacent islands, notably the Sulu Archipelago.

WebThe Magellan expedition was the first voyage around the world in human history. It was a Spanish expedition that sailed from Seville in 1519 under the command of Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese-born explorer but naturalized (nationalised) Spanish, in search of a maritime path to East Asia through the Americas and across the Pacific Ocean, and was …

WebThe K u band (/ ˌ k eɪ ˈ j uː /) is the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum in the microwave range of frequencies from 12 to 18 gigahertz (GHz). The symbol is short for "K-under" (originally German: Kurz-unten), because it is the lower part of the original NATO K band, which was split into three bands (K u, K, and K a) because of the presence of the …

WebOrang India Malaysia ialah rakyat Malaysia yang berasal dari India.Kebanyakan mereka datang ke Malaysia semasa zaman penjajahan British di Malaya.Namun, sumber-sumber sejarah membuktikan bahawa kaum India tiba di Malaysia sejak zaman keagungan Dinasti Chola.Kini, kaum ini merupakan kaum ketiga terbesar di Malaysia selepas kaum Melayu, …

WebThe 2/7th Cavalry (Commando) Regiment was one of three commando regiments raised by the Australian Army for service during World War II.It was originally raised as the 7th Division Cavalry Regiment in 1940 and in this guise it served in North Africa and the Middle East at the beginning of the war, before it was brought back to Australia and sent to New …

WebThe Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden; pronounced [ˈkoːnɪŋkrɛiɡ dɛr ˈneːdərlɑndə(n)] ()), commonly known as simply the Netherlands, is a sovereign state and constitutional monarchy with 98% of its territory and population in Western Europe and with several small West Indian island territories in the Caribbean (in …

WebNon-FIFA international football is the segment of international football that is not overseen by FIFA.FIFA is the international governing body of association football, overseeing football globally and with running international representative matches.However, some international football takes place outside its purview. This often consists of matches involving sub …

WebHalmahera, formerly known as Jilolo, Gilolo, or Jailolo, is the largest island in the Maluku Islands.It is part of the North Maluku province of Indonesia, and Sofifi, the capital of the province, is located on the west coast of the island.. Halmahera has a land area of 17,780 km 2 (6,860 sq mi); it is the largest island of Indonesia outside the five main islands.

WebHistory. According to a geospatial survey conducted between 2007 and 2010 by the National Coordinating Agency for Survey and Mapping (Bakorsurtanal), Indonesia has 13,466 islands. However, according to earlier survey in 2002 by National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN), the Indonesian archipelago has 18,307 islands, and according to the CIA World …

WebA trading company is a business that works with different kinds of products sold for consumer, business purposes.In contemporary times, trading companies buy a specialized range of products, shopkeeper them, and coordinate delivery of products to customers. Trading companies may connect buyers and sellers, but not partake in the ownership or …

WebAfonso de Albuquerque, 1st Duke of Goa (Portuguese: [ɐˈfõsu ði aɫβuˈkɛɾk(ɨ)]; c. 1453 – 16 December 1515) was a Portuguese general, admiral, and statesman. He served as viceroy of Portuguese India from 1509 to 1515, during which he expanded Portuguese influence across the Indian Ocean and built a reputation as a fierce and skilled military commander.

WebThe Moluccas are a group of islands west of New Guinea. However, unlike the large modern Indonesian archipelago of the Maluku Islands, to 16th-century Europeans the Moluccas were a small chain of islands, the only place on earth where cloves grew, just west of the large north Malukan island of Halmahera (called Gilolo at the time). Cloves …