Karimun
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Karimun is one of the islands in the Riau Islands province of Indonesia. The island's main city is Tanjung Balai Karimun. As of 1997, the island had a population of 155,000. In the past, it was the destination of foreign traders and the Malay Kings. The island has strategic geographic importance, as it is near to the Straits of Malacca, an international shipping route. Stamford Raffles is believed to have considered Karimun island instead of Singapore island when looking for a settlement. Due to a large scale of indiscriminate fishing activity near the island recently, there are not enough fishes in the sea. Thus the fishing businesses decline considerably.
[edit] Geology
Mount. Jantan is located in Karimun. Famous beaches : Pelawan and Pongkar. other :Water Fall Pongkar (Air Terjun Pongkar)
[edit] Natural resource
The main export of the island is its granite which is one of the best quality in the world. Apart from that, sand had also been constantly exported to Singapore for its reclamation purposes. Indonesian concern of Singaporean reclamation projects has however limited sand export.
In the beginning of 2007, Indonesia has also banned the export of sand. Singapore being their biggest importer now faced a crisis with many upcoming building developments.
[edit] External links
 |
This Indonesia location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
