Menjangan Island
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Menjangan Island (Indonesian: Pulau Menjangan; Balinese: ᬧᬸᬮᭀᬫᭂᬜ᭄ᬚ᭄ᬭᬗᬦ᭄) is a small island, located 5 miles to the north-west of Bali island and is part of the Indonesian archipelago. "Menjangan" in Balinese and Indonesian means "Deer". The name was given by the local population observing wild deer herds swimming to the island every spring and covering a distance of approximately 1.2 miles. Administratively, it is part of Buleleng Regency in Bali and is part of the Gerokgak district of Buleleng Regency.
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