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    Tuangku

    Pulau Tuangku

    2°08′N 97°18′E

    Tuangku (also known as Great Banyak) is the main and largest island in the Banyak Islands group in Indonesia. The largest town on the island is Haloban.

    2°08′N 97°18′E

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    Tuangku (also known as Great Banyak) is the main and largest island in the Banyak Islands group in Indonesia. The largest town on the island is Haloban. As a consequence of the 2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake, the island dropped rendering the coastal residences useless and damaging the port.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Banyak Islands

    Also in Indonesia

    • Borneo

      732,069 km²▲ 4,095 m

      Major islands

    • Sumatra

      429,717 km²▲ 3,805 m

      Major islands

    • Sulawesi

      168,788 km²▲ 3,478 m

      Major islands

    • Java

      126,804 km²▲ 3,676 m

      Major islands

    • Timor

      28,560 km²▲ 2,963 m

      Minor islands

    • Halmahera

      17,956 km²▲ 1,571 m

      Minor islands

    • Seram Island

      17,368 km²▲ 3,027 m

      Minor islands

    • Sumbawa

      14,406 km²▲ 2,690 m

      Minor islands

    Also in Malay Archipelago

    • Borneo

      732,069 km²▲ 4,095 m

      Major islands

    • Sumatra

      429,717 km²▲ 3,805 m

      Major islands

    • Sulawesi

      168,788 km²▲ 3,478 m

      Major islands

    • Java

      126,804 km²▲ 3,676 m

      Major islands

    • Luzon

      104,935 km²▲ 2,928 m

      Major islands

    • Mindanao

      93,885 km²▲ 2,954 m

      Major islands

    • Timor

      28,560 km²▲ 2,963 m

      Minor islands

    • Halmahera

      17,956 km²▲ 1,571 m

      Minor islands

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Talus
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia