Tuangku
Encyclopedia
Tuangku is the main and largest island
in the Banyak Islands
group in Indonesia
. The largest town on the island is Alaban
.
As a consequence of the 2005 Sumatra earthquake
, the island dropped rendering the coastal residences useless and damaging the port
.
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
in the Banyak Islands
Banyak Islands
The Banyak Islands are a group of mostly uninhabited islands located between Simeulue and Nias off the western coast of Sumatra in Indonesia's Aceh Province, consisting of 99 small land masses. The largest island in the group is Tuangku , with the principal town of Alaban...
group in Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
. The largest town on the island is Alaban
Alaban
Alaban is the largest city on the island of Tuangku. It is located on the northern shore of the island.-External links:*...
.
As a consequence of the 2005 Sumatra earthquake
2005 Sumatra earthquake
The 2005 Sumatra earthquake, referred to as the Nias Earthquake by the scientific community, was a major earthquake on 28 March 2005, located off the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia. Approximately 1300 people were killed by the earthquake, mostly on the island of Nias...
, the island dropped rendering the coastal residences useless and damaging the port
Port
A port is a location on a coast or shore containing one or more harbors where ships can dock and transfer people or cargo to or from land....
.