Rangsang
Encyclopedia
Rangsang is an island in the Strait of Malacca
, Sumatra
, Indonesia
. Its area is 908 km². It is just north of Tebing Tinggi Island
and just east of Karimun
and Kundur
islands in Riau Islands. An Indonesian Navy
warship is named after the island (KRI Pulau Rangsang)
Strait of Malacca
The Strait of Malacca is a narrow, stretch of water between the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian island of Sumatra. It is named after the Malacca Sultanate that ruled over the archipelago between 1414 to 1511.-Extent:...
, 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...
, 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...
. Its area is 908 km². It is just north of Tebing Tinggi Island
Tebing Tinggi Island
Tebing Tinggi Island is an island off the northern coast of Riau Province, Sumatra, Indonesia. Not to be confused with Tebing Tinggi city in North Sumatra. It is directly west of Padang Island and directly south of Rangsang Island....
and just east of Karimun
Karimun
For the car, see Suzuki KarimunKarimun is one of the islands in the Riau Islands province of Indonesia. It is southwest of Singapore and west of Batam. The island's main city is Tanjung Balai Karimun. As of 1997, the island had a population of 155,000.In the past, Karimun was the destination of...
and Kundur
Kundur
Is a hybrid of a sheep and a dog .The name "Kundur" is taken from the first letter in kind "k" and the remaining letters of hundur "undur".There has only been records of one Kundur in the world...
islands in Riau Islands. An Indonesian Navy
Indonesian Navy
The role of the Indonesian Navy is to patrol of Indonesia's immense coastline, to ensure safeguard the territorial waters and Exclusive Economic Zone , to protect Indonesia's maritime strategic interests, to protect the islands surrounded Indonesia and to defend against seaborne threats. The TNI...
warship is named after the island (KRI Pulau Rangsang)