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Group of islands in Indonesia

The Rukan Islands (Kepulauan Rukan in Indonesian language), also known as the Three Brothers, is a group of three small islands at the south entrance of Durian Strait, in the Riau Islands Province of Indonesia, off the north coast of Sumatra near Singapore. The group extends about 7.2 km north to south, and is surrounded by many dangerous wrecks.

References

  1. ^ J. W. Reed and J. W. King (1867), The China sea directory, pages 219–220. British Admiralty Hydrographics Office.
  2. ^ Wikimapia, Kepulauan Rukan. Accessed on 2012-07-03.
  3. ^ Sailing Directions (Enroute), Strait of Malacca and Sumatra National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, USA. Archived 2014-03-13 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Rukan Selatan Light. Lighthouse Digest website, Accessed on 2012-07-03.

0°34′36″N 103°46′23″E / 0.576635°N 103.773148°E / 0.576635; 103.773148


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