Gebe
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.svg?lang=en)  Gebe Location near Raja Ampat Islands | |
| Geography | |
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| Coordinates | 0°4′33.20″S 129°26′54.67″E / 0.0758889°S 129.4485194°E |
| Area | 224 km2 (86 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
| Province | North Maluku |
Gebe is an island in Maluku Islands, Indonesia, between Raja Ampat and Halmahera. Administratively it is part of Central Halmahera, North Maluku.
The island is part of a small island group which also includes Fau island, Yoi, Uta, and Sain.
Gebe is part of the Halmahera rain forests ecoregion. The Gebe cuscus (Phalanger alexandrae), an arboreal marsupial, is endemic to the island.
The island lies slightly south from the equator.
The Gebe language, an Austronesian language, is spoken in this island.
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