Little Karimun (''Karimun Kecil'' or ''Pulau Anak'' in
Indonesian
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* Indonesians, citizens of Indonesia
** Native Indonesians, diverse groups of local inhabitants of the archipelago
** Indonesian ...
) is an island in the
Strait of Malacca, about west of
Batam and 35 km south-west of
Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...
.
Sailing Directions (Enroute), Strait of Malacca and Sumatra
,'' page 50. Publication 174, National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, USA It belongs to the
Karimun Regency
The Karimun Regency is located in the Riau Islands Province, Indonesia. Besides the central island of Great Karimun, the regency also includes the islands of Kundur and over 240 smaller islands. The district covers a land area of 1,524 km2 ...
of the
Riau Islands Province of
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
. It is located just off the east coast of
Sumatra
Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 (182,812 mi.2), not including adjacent i ...
.
Little Karimun lies just to the north-east of
Great Karimun, from which it is separated by a deep channel about wide.
Its highest point is 377 m above sea level. It is hilly with fertile soil.
The northern tip of Little Karimun is one of the
baseline points that define the legal boundaries of Indonesia.().
Different Areas
Tanjung Balai
See also
*
Karimun Jawa, an unrelated archipelago off the north coast of
Java
Java (; id, Jawa, ; jv, ꦗꦮ; su, ) is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea to the north. With a population of 151.6 million people, Java is the world's List ...
References
Islands of Sumatra
Riau Archipelago
Landforms of the Riau Islands
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