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<p> The largest of the long chain of islands which stretches eastward from Java, of volcanic formation, mountainous, wooded, and possessing deposits of various metals, but mainly exports maize, sandal-wood, wax, tortoise-shell, &c.; population consists chiefly of Papuans, whose native chiefs are the real rulers of the island, which belongs, the W. portion of it to [[Holland]] and the E. to Portugal; E. of [[Timor]] lies a group of three low-lying islands of coral formation, known as Timor-Laut or Tenimber Islands; Dutch possession. </p> | <p> The largest of the long chain of islands which stretches eastward from Java, of volcanic formation, mountainous, wooded, and possessing deposits of various metals, but mainly exports maize, sandal-wood, wax, tortoise-shell, &c.; population consists chiefly of Papuans, whose native chiefs are the real rulers of the island, which belongs, the W. portion of it to [[Holland]] and the E. to Portugal; E. of [[Timor]] lies a group of three low-lying islands of coral formation, known as Timor-Laut or Tenimber Islands; Dutch possession. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_80596"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/timor Timor from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_80596"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/timor Timor from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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