Sangihe Islands

The Sangihe Islands are a group of islands in northern Indonesia. They sit northeast of Sulawesi between the Celebes Sea and the Molucca Sea. The islands are part of the province of North Sulawesi. They include two areas called regencies: the Sangihe Islands Regency and the Sitaro Islands Regency. The islands cover 813 square kilometers. They have many active volcanic areas with fertile soil and mountains.

The main islands are Sangir Besar, Siau, Tagulandang, and Biaro. The largest island, Sangir Besar, has an active volcano named Mount Awu. The main town and port is Tahuna. This town is also where Naha Airport is located.

The area became part of Indonesia in 1945. Before that, it was under Dutch control in 1677. The islands have their own language, the Sangir language. This language is part of the larger Austronesian language family. People also speak it in some parts of the Philippines and northern Sulawesi. In 2007, the Sitaro Islands became a separate regency from the Sangihe Islands.

Marore Island

Marore Island helps mark the borders of Indonesia. Fifteen years ago, people caught fish in ways that harmed the coral and mangrove plants. By 2012, the coral was beginning to grow back, but the mangroves were still having a hard time.