Lingga Island
Encyclopedia
Lingga Island is the largest and most populated of the Lingga Islands
, Indonesia. It has an area of 889 square kilometres (343.2 sq mi). It is located south of the Riau Islands off the east coast of Sumatra
. The other major island of the archipelago is Singkep
.
Lingga Islands
Not to be confused with "Linga", a common Scottish island name, see Linga The Lingga Islands or Lingga Archipelago are a group of islands in Indonesia, located south of Singapore, along both sides of the equator, off the eastern coast of Riau Islands province on Sumatra island...
, Indonesia. It has an area of 889 square kilometres (343.2 sq mi). It is located south of the Riau Islands off the east coast of Sumatra
Sumatra
Sumatra is an island in western Indonesia, westernmost of the Sunda Islands. It is the largest island entirely in Indonesia , and the sixth largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 with a population of 50,365,538...
. The other major island of the archipelago is Singkep
Singkep
Singkep is an island in the Lingga Archipelago in Indonesia. Its area is . It is separated from the east coast of Sumatra by the Berhala Strait. It is surrounded by islands P. Posik to the west, P. Serak to the SW, P. Lalang to the South, and P. Selayar of Riau Islands between Lingga and...
.