North Pagai
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North Pagai is one of the Mentawai Islands
off the west coast of Sumatra
in Indonesia
. It is south of Sipura
and north of South Pagai
(or Pagai Selatan) Island.
The town of Sikakap
is being used as a centre for relief operations related to the October 2010 Sumatra earthquake.
Mentawai Islands
The Mentawai Islands are a chain of about seventy islands and islets off the western coast of Sumatra in Indonesia. Siberut is the largest of the islands. The other major islands are Sipura, North Pagai and South Pagai . The islands lie approximately 150 km off the Sumatran coast, across the...
off the west coast of Sumatra
Sumatra
Sumatra is an island in western Indonesia, westernmost of the Sunda Islands. It is the largest island entirely in Indonesia , and the sixth largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 with a population of 50,365,538...
in Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
. It is south of Sipura
Sipura
Sipura, or Sipora located off Sumatra in Indonesia, is the smallest and most developed of the four Mentawai Islands at only 845 km². The regency capital of the Mentawai Islands, Tua Pejat, is found on Sipora. An estimated 10-15% of the original rainforest remains on this island.Sipora is a...
and north of South Pagai
South Pagai
South Pagai is one of the Mentawai Islands off the west coast of Sumatra in Indonesia. It is south of North Pagai Island...
(or Pagai Selatan) Island.
The town of Sikakap
Sikakap
Sikakap is a town on the Indonesian island of North Pagai, in the Mentawai islands off Sumatra. It is being used as a centre for relief operations related to the October 2010 Sumatra earthquake.- References :...
is being used as a centre for relief operations related to the October 2010 Sumatra earthquake.