Aru Islands
Americanplural noun
plural noun
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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
Now fresh troops and supplies were being pushed forward into bases farther west � Timor, Amboina, the Aru Islands and New Guinea's western shore.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
P.S.—During one of the later French voyages, a wild pig was killed and brought from the Aru Islands to Paris.
From Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 1 by Marchant, James
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