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Aru Islands

American  
[ahr-oo ahy-luhndz] / ˈɑr u ˈaɪ ləndz /
Sometimes Arru Islands

plural noun

  1. an island group in Indonesia, southwest of New Guinea. 3,306 sq. mi. (8,565 sq. km).


Aru Islands British  
/ ˈɑːruː /

plural noun

  1. a group of islands in Indonesia, in the SW Moluccas. Area: about 8500 sq km (3300 sq miles)

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These inhabit New Guinea, the Aru Islands, the Bismarck Archipelago, the Solomon Islands and various of the small surrounding islands.

From Scientific American Jan. 17, 2014

Black tree monitors are found only on Indonesia’s Aru Islands, and for good reason.

From Washington Post

The brig then made sail to the southward, to visit the Aru Islands, which Mr Hooker was desirous of exploring.

From In the Eastern Seas by Kingston, William Henry Giles

A breeze springing up towards evening, we proceeded on our voyage, followed by the boats, which also shaped a course for the Aru Islands.

From In the Eastern Seas by Kingston, William Henry Giles

The Aru Islands and others in the neighbourhood agree in many respects with New Guinea, from which vast island a shallow sea alone separates them.

From In the Eastern Seas by Kingston, William Henry Giles

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