a group of islands in the Indian Ocean, off the S.E. promontory of the island of Celebes, between S. Lat. 5. 40. and 6.20., E. Long. 120. and 121. The principal island Salayer is about 40 miles long by 8 broad on an average. It is traversed from N. to S. by a ridge of hills, densely wooded, and haunted by deer. The low land at their foot is cultivated, and produces millet, the chief food of the inhabitants, and cotton, which is made into coarse cloth. The island is dependent on the Dutch, and belongs to their province of Macassar. Pop. 20,000. The other islands are small and mostly uninhabited.