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Definition: Sumatra from Collins English Dictionary

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1 a mountainous island in W Indonesia, in the Greater Sunda Islands, separated from the Malay Peninsula by the Strait of Malacca: Dutch control began in the 16th century; joined Indonesia in 1945. Northern coastal areas, esp Aceh province, suffered devastation as a result of the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004. Pop: 42 409 510 (2000). Area: 473 606 sq km (182 821 sq miles) Indonesian spelling: Sumatera


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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(sʊmä'trӘ), island (1990 pop. 36,471,731), c.183,000 sq mi (473,970 sq km), Indonesia, in the Indian Ocean along the equator, S and W of the Malay Peninsula (from which it is separated by the Strait of Malacca) and NW of Java (across the narrow Sunda Strait). The westernmost and second largest island of Indonesia, Sumatra is c.1,110 mi (1,790 km) long and c.270 mi (435 km) wide and is fringed with smaller islands off its western and eastern coasts. The Bukit Barisan, a volcanic mountain range with more than 30 active volcanoes, traverses its length, reaching 12,467 ft (3,800 m) at Mt. Kerinci. Rising in the Barisan range are several large rivers, including the Hari, Indragiri, and Musi; some rivers are being developed for hydroelectric power. In the north is the great salt lake Toba. Because of the hot, moist climate and heavy rainfall, the vegetation is luxuriant, and much of the eastern half of the island is swampland. The interior is covered largely by impenetrable rain forests. …
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From Philip's Encyclopedia
(Sumatera) World's sixth largest island, in W Indonesia. The largest cities (pop. 1990) are Medan (1,685,972), Palembang (1,084,483), and Padang (477,344). Sumatra's W coast is rugged and mountainous, the Barisan Mountains rising to 3810m (12,500ft), and nearly 60% of the lowland area is jungle. By…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(sʊmä'trӘ), island (1990 pop. 36,471,731), c.183,000 sq mi (473,970 sq km), Indonesia, in the Indian Ocean along the equator, S and W of the Malay Peninsula (from which it is separated by the Strait of Malacca) and NW of Java (across the narrow Sunda Strait). The westernmost and second largest…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
Island (pop., 2000 including adjoining islands: 43,309,707), western Indonesia. It is one of the Sunda Islands and the second largest island of Indonesia. It is 1,060 mi (1,706 km) long and 250 mi (400 km) wide. A chief city is Palembang . Located on the seaborne trade routes, the island had early…
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From Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary
Island, W part of Indonesia, S of the Malay Penin.; 182,542 sq. mi. or 472,784 sq. km. (incl. small islands along its W and SE coasts); pop (1990c) 36,506,703; comprises nine provinces: Atjeh, Bangka-Belitung, Bengkulu, Jambi, Lampung, North Sumatra, Riau, South Sumatra, West Sumatra (see table at…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Second-largest island of Indonesia, one of the Sunda Islands; area 473,600 sq km/182,800 sq mi, length 1,760 km/1,094 mi, width 400 km/250 mi; population (2010) 50,365,500. About a third of the area, mainly in the southeast, is permanently waterlogged. The highest part is in the west where, at…
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Kerinci Seblat National Park contains the...
Indonesia Criteria - Natural phenomena or beauty; Significant ecological and biological processes; Significant natural habitat for biodiversity The 25,000 km 2 Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra comprises three widely-separated national parks along the Bukit Barisan mountain range: Gunung…
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From Environmental History and Global Change: A Dictionary of Environmental History
The biggest volcanic eruption in the last million years, rich in sulphur producing clouds of H 2 SO 4 aerosols in the stratosphere causing a climatic impact, possibly the equivalent of a nuclear winter , which lasted for several years around 74 kya and 70 kya and which was followed by a 1,000-year…
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From The American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language
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From The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Houghton Mifflin
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