Lembata

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Lembata is an island in Indonesia’s Lesser Sunda Islands, known for its traditional whaling communities and volcanic landscapes.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Lembata canonical 8
Lembata Island 6
Lembata Regency 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf island
regency of Indonesia
administrativeStatus regency
climate tropical savanna climate
containsSettlement Lamalera
Lamarela
country Indonesia
governedAs Lembata Regency
linked to: Lembata
hasCapital Lewoleba
hasCoastlineFeature black sand beaches
rocky shores
small bays
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
fishing
small-scale tourism
subsistence whaling
hasEthnicGroup Lamaholot people
Lamalerans
hasIslandNeighbor Adonara
linked to: Adonara Island

Alor
Flores
Pantar
hasLanguage Lamaholot language
hasLargestTown Lewoleba
hasMainPort Lewoleba
hasReligion Islam
Roman Catholicism
hasTraditionalPractice Catholic rituals blended with local customs
boat-building
sperm whale hunting
hasTransportMode ferry connections to neighboring islands
hasVolcanicFeature Ile Ape
Ililabalekan
Lewotolo
knownFor Lamaleran whaling community
traditional whaling
volcanic landscapes
locatedIn East Nusa Tenggara
Lesser Sunda Islands
Nusa Tenggara Timur
linked to: East Nusa Tenggara
locatedInBodyOfWater Banda Sea
Flores Sea
Sawusea
linked to: Sawuse Sea
partOf East Nusa Tenggara province
linked to: East Nusa Tenggara

Solor Archipelago
Sunda Islands
timeZone UTC+8

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Flores westOf Lembata
Flores–Lembata languages hasRegion Lembata Island
linked to: Lembata
Flores Sea borderedBy Lembata
Lesser Sunda Islands hasPart Lembata
Lamaholot language spokenIn Lembata Island
linked to: Lembata
Pantar neighboringIsland Lembata
Kedang language spokenIn Lembata Island
linked to: Lembata
Kedang language locatedOn Lembata Island
linked to: Lembata
Kedang language spokenOn Lembata Island
linked to: Lembata
Kedang language isIndigenousTo Lembata Island
linked to: Lembata
Hewa language spokenIn Lembata
Savu Sea borderedBy Lembata
Lembata governedAs Lembata Regency
linked to: Lembata