Karimata Islands

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Karimata Islands
Satellite image of Karimata
Satellite image of Karimata
Waters Karimata Street
Geographical location 1 ° 37 ′  S , 108 ° 53 ′  E Coordinates: 1 ° 37 ′  S , 108 ° 53 ′  E
Karimata Islands (Sumatra)
Karimata Islands
Main island Karimata
Total land area 222 km²

The Karimata Islands ( Indonesian Kepulauean Karimata ) are a group of islands not far from the west coast of the Indonesian part of Borneo and from Billiton separated by the Karimata Strait . Administratively, they belong to the Bangka-Belitung Province .

The group consists of a larger ( Karimata , 179 km²) and many smaller islands with a total area of ​​222 km².

On the island of Karimata, there are two mountain peaks, the so-called blunt and the sharp peak, 1022 and 1034 m high.