Palu'e Island is an island

Island

An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...

 located north of Flores

Flores

Flores is one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, an island arc with an estimated area of 14,300 km² extending east from the Java island of Indonesia. The population was 1.831.000 in the 2010 census and the largest town is Maumere. Flores is Portuguese for "flowers".Flores is located east of Sumbawa...

 Island in the Flores Sea

Flores Sea

The Flores Sea covers 93,000 square miles of water in Indonesia.- Geography :The seas that border the Flores Sea are the Bali Sea , Java Sea , and the Banda Sea ....

. It is part of Lesser Sunda Islands

Lesser Sunda Islands

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. Palu'e island is under the administrative region of Sikka

Sikka

Sikka is a regency within East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, on the island of Flores. It covers an area of 1.731,9 km² and has a population of 278,628 . The capital is Maumere.- External links :...

 regency of East Nusa Tenggara

East Nusa Tenggara

East Nusa Tenggara is a province of Indonesia, located in the eastern portion of the Lesser Sunda Islands, including West Timor. The provincial capital is Kupang, located on West Timor...

 province, Indonesia

Indonesia

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The island has an area of 41 km² and population of 10,000 people in eight mountain village

Village

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s. There are no roads or vehicles on the island. Palu'e can be reached from Maumere

Maumere

Maumere is the largest town of Flores, Indonesia and the centre of business. It lies on the north coast of the island and the port is in the northwest part of the town. The Maumere Airport is located in Maumere...

, a city in Flores, which takes six hours by wooden motorboat.

Rokatenda

Rokatenda

Rokatenda, also known as Paluweh, is a stratovolcano mountain located in Palu'e Island, north of Flores Island, Indonesia. It is the highest region in the island with a height of ....

 volcano

Volcano

2. Bedrock3. Conduit 4. Base5. Sill6. Dike7. Layers of ash emitted by the volcano8. Flank| 9. Layers of lava emitted by the volcano10. Throat11. Parasitic cone12. Lava flow13. Vent14. Crater15...

is located in the northern region of Palu'e.