seram

Ceram, also spelled Seran, or Serang, Indonesian Seram,  island, part of the Moluccas (Maluku) archipelago, eastern Indonesia. It is located between the Ceram Sea (north) and the Banda Sea(south) and is west of New Guinea and east of Buru Island, across the Manipa Strait. Ceram has an area of 6,621 square miles (17,148 square km) and is administratively part of Malukuprovinsi (province).

Ceram is mountainous, the highest point being Mount Binaiyi (9,905 feet [3,019 metres]) in the central part, and seismic activity is common. Its many rivers are partly navigable by small craft only during the rainy season. Within the Ceram group are included Ceram Laut, the Gorong (or Goram) Islands, and the Watubela group, all southeast of Ceram. None has hills of more than 1,300 feet (400 metres), and most are thickly wooded. Ceram is covered with tropical forests, the result ... (150 of 310 words)