Peucang
Peucang | ||
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Peucang Beach | ||
Waters | Teluk Peucan , Sunda Strait , Indian Ocean | |
Archipelago | Great Sunda Islands | |
Geographical location | 6 ° 44 '18 " S , 105 ° 15' 25" E | |
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length | 3 km | |
width | 2 km | |
surface | 4.7 km² | |
Highest elevation | 4 m | |
Residents | uninhabited | |
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
- ↑ measured with ArcGis Here Satellite Image Tiles