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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 Paradise Bird found in Mysol is the common New Guinea species, while the Aru Islands and Waigiou have each a species peculiar to themselves.

From Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection A Series of Essays by Alfred Russel Wallace

We approached the Aru Islands from the southward.

From In the Eastern Seas by William Henry Giles Kingston

From the Cape to Cairo, from the Aru Islands to Tasmania and from Banks Land to the Mexican boundary, they are growing and spreading.

From The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations by William Temple Hornaday

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