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Sumatra

#6 in World

Indonesia

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Area
473K km²
Coordinates
-0.5900, 101.3400
Category
islands

Overview

Sixth largest island - rainforest realm of tigers, orangutans and volcanoes.

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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 482,286.55 km2 (182,812 mi.2), including adjacent islands such as Simeulue, Nias, the Mentawai Islands, Enggano, the various archipelagoes comprising the Riau Islands Province, Bangka and Belitung and the Krakatoa archipelago.

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