Most RI islands still unnamed<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Most of Indonesia's 17,500 islands do not have
\nnames. Now, did you know that?<\/p>\n
Government officials said yesterday Indonesia had yet to find
\nnames for 11,808 of its isles across the world's largest
\narchipelago.<\/p>\n
The country is also having a headache finding proper names for
\nnumerous rivers, forests, mountains and hills. Some have the same
\nnames and it has yet to be decided what to do about it.<\/p>\n
To handle the problem, the home affairs ministry and the
\ncoordinating body for survey and mapping agreed yesterday to work
\ntogether.<\/p>\n
\"We believe it's urgent to find names for the many isles,\"
\nsaid chief of the survey and mapping agency Paul Suharto after
\nsigning the memorandum of understanding.<\/p>\n
The absence of names has posed problems for search and rescue
\noperations trying to locate incidents in remote places.<\/p>\n
Suharto said naming the isles would greatly benefit the
\nmilitary in its defense operations.<\/p>\n
The naming would be in line with recommendations at the United
\nNations' 1967 conference, which suggested all its members conduct
\ngeographical mapping.<\/p>\n
The project will involve linguists from Center for
\nDevelopment of Indonesian Language, Suharto said.<\/p>\n
The spelling and pronunciation of names would be taken from
\nthe local languages. The names should be nationally and
\ninternationally accepted, he said.<\/p>\n
He refused to say how much the project will cost. (03\/imn)<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/most-ri-islands-still-unnamed-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }