as the main and biggest island in the region.

Terminology

The name of "Kangean" is etymologically derived from the "kangayan" term in Kangeanese, which refers to the sociocultural community of "scion" (a descendant of notable family). Another theory has suggested that "kangayan" could possibly mean "breed" due to historical inter-marriage between the indigenous people of the Kangean Archipelago and

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