Wangi-wangi Island is in the north-west cluster of the Tukangbesi Islands, and is the seat of the Wakatobi Regency, part of the province of

Southeast Sulawesi Southeast Sulawesi ( id, Sulawesi Tenggara) is a province on the island of Sulawesi, forming the southeastern peninsula of that island, together with a number of substantial offshore islands such as Buton, Muna, Kabaena and Wawonii (formerly ...

. It covers an area of 191 km² and had an estimated 60,000 inhabitants in mid 2021. To the west is the Gulf of Kolowana Watabo (''Teluk Kolowana Watabo''). The Wangi Wangi white-eye (''Zosterops'' sp. ''nov.'') is a recently discovered

endangered An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction. Endangered species may be at risk due to factors such as habitat loss, poaching and in ...

bird Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweig ...

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Tukangbesi Islands Islands of Sulawesi Landforms of Southeast Sulawesi Regency seats of Southeast Sulawesi {{SESulawesi-geo-stub