Serua is a volcanic island located in the Banda Sea, Indonesia. Administratively it is part of the Maluku Tengah Regency, Maluku Province.[1] The main village is Jerili.
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Location | South East Asia |
Coordinates | 6°18′S 130°0′E / 6.300°S 130.000°E |
Archipelago | Maluku Province |
Highest elevation | 608 m (1995 ft) |
Highest point | Mount Serua |
Administration | |
Mount Serua is a Stratovolcano on Serua Island. Its last eruption was in 1921.[2]
The Serua language is an Austronesian language originally spoken on Serua. The inhabitants were relocated to Seram owing to volcanic activity on Serua.[3]
See also
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edit- ^ Maluku Tengah Regency
- ^ "Serua". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ^ "Ethnologue - Serua". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
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