Sumatra
Sumatra, known also as Sumatera, is the sixth largest island in the world. It is in western Indonesia. It is to the west of the Sunda Islands, and is bordered by the Indian Ocean. Sumatra contains the provinces of Daerah Istimewa Aceh, Riau, Riau Islands, Bangka Belitung Islands, Jambi, Bengkulu, Lampung, North Sumatra, South Sumatra, and West Sumatra. Sumatra has an area of about 443,066 km². It is about 1,700 kilometres (1,100 mi) long, and 370 kilometres (230 mi) wide, at its widest point. In 2010, about 50 million people lived on Sumatra.
Sumatra Media
Batak warriors, 1870
Kesawan Road in Medan, circa 1900
This video was recorded by Nabil Berri and depicts an Acehnese-language conversation between Iqbal Hafidh, who sat off camera, M. Kalam Daud, and T.A.
Map of geological formation of Sumatra island
Mount Sinabung, North Sumatra
Medan, the largest city in Sumatra
Sumatran tiger
Other websites
- Sumatera Online Archived 2010-11-24 at the Wayback Machine
