Kai Islands

Kai Islands
Native name: Kepulauan Kai
	The Kai Islands
Geography
Location	Southeast Asia
Coordinates	5°45′S 132°44′E / 5.75°S 132.73°E
Total islands	47
Major islands	Kai Besar, Kai Kecil
Area	1,252 km2 (483 sq mi)
Highest elevation	90 m (300 ft)
Administration
	Indonesia
Province	Maluku
Largest settlement	Tual
Additional information
Time zone	IEST (UTC+09:00);

The Kai Islands (also Kei Islands) of Indonesia are a group of islands in the southeastern part of the Maluku Islands, located in the province of Maluku.^[1]^[2] The Moluccas have been known as the Spice Islands due to regionally specific plants such as nutmeg, mace, and cloves that originally intrigued the European nations of the 16th century.^[3] The coastal zone of the islands are identified as a site of highest marine biodiversity importance in the Coral Triangle.^[4]

^ "Indonesia: The Kai Islands (Kei Islands) « This Boundless World". thisboundlessworld.com.
^ Administrator. "Maluku Travel Information – Kei Islands – East-Indonesia.info". east-indonesia.info.
^ "Introducing Maluku". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
^ Asaad, Irawan; Lundquist, Carolyn J.; Erdmann, Mark V.; Costello, Mark J. (June 2018). "Delineating priority areas for marine biodiversity conservation in the Coral Triangle". Biological Conservation. 222 (2): 198–211.

[Boundless_World-1] "Indonesia: The Kai Islands (Kei Islands) « This Boundless World". thisboundlessworld.com.

[Kai_Islands-2] Administrator. "Maluku Travel Information – Kei Islands – East-Indonesia.info". east-indonesia.info.

[3] "Introducing Maluku". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 18 April 2015.

[Asaad18-4] Asaad, Irawan; Lundquist, Carolyn J.; Erdmann, Mark V.; Costello, Mark J. (June 2018). "Delineating priority areas for marine biodiversity conservation in the Coral Triangle". Biological Conservation. 222 (2): 198–211.

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