Claim: There were 14 Balabalagan Islands recorded in the 19th century; they were historically known as Little Paternoster Islands, and are a subdistrict of Mamuju Regency located in the Makassar Strait off the esat coast of Kalimantan.
Evidence: In the 19th century, the islands were recorded as numbering 14, with the largest named Sebunkatang; the channels were shallow and unnavigable, but provided a fertile fishing ground for the island natives, called Biajoo. Balabalagan Islands (also spelled Bala Balakang and historically known as Little Paternoster Islands) are an archipelago and a subdistrict of Mamuju Regency located in the Makassar Strait off the east coast of Kalimantan (Borneo), halfway between it and Sulawesi, Indonesia.