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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

New Guinea, again, with the Aru Islands, are separated from Australia by a very shallow sea; and it is remarkable that the animals found in these three regions differ considerably from each other.

From In the Eastern Seas by William Henry Giles Kingston

Men of the Buru and Aru Islands, East Indies, eat the flesh of dogs in order to be bold and nimble in war.

From The Golden Bough by Sir James George Frazer

I have not yet seen your paper on the distribution of animals in the Aru Islands.

From Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 by Sir Francis Darwin

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