Peucang

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Peucang
Peucang Beach
Peucang Beach
Waters Teluk Peucan , Sunda Strait , Indian Ocean
Archipelago Great Sunda Islands
Geographical location 6 ° 44 '18 "  S , 105 ° 15' 25"  E Coordinates: 6 ° 44 '18 "  S , 105 ° 15' 25"  E
Peucang (Java)
Peucang
length 3 km
width 2 km
surface 4.7 km²
Highest elevation m
Residents uninhabited
Map by Johannes Vingboons (approx. 1665–1668): Nieuwe Eylandt
Map by Johannes Vingboons (approx. 1665–1668): Nieuwe Eylandt

Peucang , formerly also Peutjang , during the Dutch colonial era Nieuw Eiland ( New Island ), is a small, flat and uninhabited island in Teluk Peucang Bay, which is adjacent to the Sunda Strait . It belongs to the Ujung Kulon National Park in the Indonesian government district of Pandeglang .

Peucang is located 570 meters west of the coast of Java , at the headland of Tanjung Jungkulan , separated by the Ci Cukanggalih Strait . 8.7 km northwest of the island is the southern tip of Tanjung Karangjajar on the larger island of Panaitan , from which it is separated by the Selat Panaitan Strait .

Peucang is a densely forested island. It is three kilometers long from north to south and up to two kilometers wide, with an area of ​​4.7 km².

Deer , wild boar and monkeys live on the island .

Individual evidence

  1. measured with ArcGis Here Satellite Image Tiles