Badas Islands
| Badas Islands | ||
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| Waters | South China Sea | |
| archipelago | Tudjuh Archipelago | |
| Geographical location | 0 ° 36 ' N , 107 ° 5' E | |
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The Badas Islands ( Indonesian Kepulauan Badas , formerly Saint Esprit Islands ) are an Indonesian group of islands in the South China Sea .
geography
The Badas Islands belong to the administrative district ( Indonesian Kabupaten ) Bintan (Province Riau Islands ).
They are located west of the island of Kalimantan (Borneo). and east of Bintan Island . Together with the Anambas , Natuna and Tambelan Islands, the Tudjuh Archipelago . The Subi, Sejang and Seresan Islands also belong to this archipelago .
Kepahiang is the largest of the Badas Islands . There is also a settlement on it. A chain of islands with the islands of Segung (Segun), Penau , Batu , Tebon , Kuning , Tanjaru and Mengegah runs from Kepahiang to the southeast . Southwest of Kepahiang is the island of Pinangseribu with the surrounding islands of Kangen , Pinangseratus and Tokong Buton . A further south is the island of Anakawur and 19 kilometers further east-southeast is Pejamu . Pejamu is densely forested.
The highest point of the archipelago is on Kepahiang at 252 m .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Sector 1 Borneo - Northwest Coast and Kepulauan Tudjuh. (PDF) permanent.access.gpo.gov, accessed on June 18, 2015 (English).
- ↑ Map of the islands in the Natuna Sea , accessed on November 10, 2016.
- ↑ Map of the Badas Islands , accessed on November 10, 2016.
- ↑ Indonesia Wanderer: The Tudjuh Archipelago of the Riau Islands , accessed November 10, 2016.
