Anambas Islands

Anambas Islands
—  Islands and Regency  —
Location
Country Indonesia
Province Riau Islands
Capital Tarempa
Area
 • Total 670 km2 (258.7 sq mi)
Time zone WIB (UTC+7)

Anambas archipelago (Indonesian: Kepulauan Anambas) is a small archipelago of Indonesia, located in the South China Sea between the Malaysian mainland to the west and the island of Borneo to the east. Geographically part of the Tudjuh Archipelago], it is administratively a regency and part of the Riau Islands Province.

Anambas have a large reserve of natural gas that is exported to countries such as Singapore and Malaysia. The island of Matak is the main base for oil exploration.

Other islands are Siantan (Tarempa), Mubur, Jemaja and Kiabu (Airabu).

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