Flores [island] - Flores

Japanese: フロレス[島] - フロレス
Flores [island] - Flores
An island in the central part of the Lesser Sunda Islands (Nusa Tenggara) in south-central Indonesia. It is mountainous, with several volcanoes over 2000m above sea level. The interior is savanna-like. It is also known as a hunting ground. The inhabitants are mostly Malay in the west and Papuan in the east. The Portuguese arrived in the 16th century, and the Dutch occupied it in the 17th century. However, little development took place until the 19th century. Specialties include sandalwood, tortoiseshell, copra, and bird's nest. The capital is Ende. A major earthquake in December 1992 killed 2500 people. In 2004, a new species of human fossil, Homo floresiensis, was discovered on the island. 14,273 km2 . Approximately 1 million people.

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Japanese:
インドネシア中南部,小スンダ列島(ヌサ・テンガラ)中部にある島。山がちで標高2000m以上の火山がいくつかそびえる。奥地はサバンナ的。狩猟地としても知られる。住民は西部にマレー系,東部にパプア系が多い。16世紀にポルトガル人が来航,17世紀にはオランダが占拠した。しかし19世紀まではほとんど開発が行われなかった。ビャクダン,べっこう,コプラ,燕の巣などの特産がある。主都はエンデ。1992年12月の大地震では2500人が死亡した。2004年に同島で新種の人類化石とみられる〈ホモ・フロレシエンシス〉が発見された。1万4273km2。約100万人。

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