Rote Island
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island in Rote Ndao Regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia
Key facts
- Location
- Southeast Asia
- Province
- East Nusa Tenggara
- Regency
- Rote Ndao
- Time zone
- Indonesia Central Standard Time ( UTC+08:00 )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- island
- Country
- Indonesia
- Located in
- Rote Ndao
- Area
- 1227
- Elevation
- 320
- Body of water
- Indian Ocean
- Image
- Rote (Island) 123.05527E 10.71620S.png
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- Commons category
- Rote Island
- described by source
- The Nuttall Encyclopædia
- name
- Roti
Sources (1)
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Encyclopedic overview
Rote Island (Indonesian: Pulau Rote, also called Roti) is an island of Indonesia, part of the East Nusa Tenggara province of the Lesser Sunda Islands. According to legend, this island got its name accidentally when a lost Portuguese sailor arrived and asked a farmer where he was. The surprised farmer, who could not speak Portuguese, introduced himself, "Rote". About 80% of the people of Rote Island in Indonesia are Christian. Christianity is an important part of the community.
Geography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rote Island” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.