The Natuna Islands are a 272-island archipelago of Indonesia, located in the Natuna Sea between east and west Malaysia and Kalimantan. The islands are officially part of the Riau Islands province. Natuna is one of the northernmost island groups of Indonesia. An archipelago is a landform which consists of a chain or cluster of islands. ... Kalimantan is the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo. ... The Riau Islands (Kepulauan Riau (Kepri for short) or sometimes Riau Kepulauan in Bahasa Indonesia) are a province and a group of islands in Indonesia, located south of Singapore, off the eastern coast of Riau province on Sumatra island. ...

Main islands of the Natuna are Natuna, South Natuna and Tambelan. The South Natuna group comprises the islands of Serasan, Panjang and Subi. The Anambas archipelago, located several hundred kilometers to the west and comprising Terempa, Matak and Jemaja Andriabu island, are also sometimes included in the Natuna Islands. Anambas archipelago (Kepulauan Anambas in Indonesian) is a small archipelago of Indonesia, located in the South China Sea between east and west Malaysia and Kalimantan. ...

Population

The population is around 100,000.

Economy

Despite important natural gas reserves, most of the locals work as fishermen or farmers. There is no significant tourism industry. Natural gas, commonly referred to as gas, is a gaseous fossil fuel consisting primarily of methane. ... A Long Island fisherman cleans his nets A fisherman in central Chile A fisherman is a person who engages in the activity of fishing. ... Farmer spreading grasshopper bait in his alfalfa field. ...

Geography

The Natuna Islands are a 272-island archipelago of Indonesia, located in the Natuna Sea between east and west Malaysia and Kalimantan. The Natuna Sea itself is a section of the South China Sea. An archipelago is a landform which consists of a chain or cluster of islands. ... Kalimantan is the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo. ... The South China Sea, showing surrounding countries and neighbouring seas and oceans The South China Sea is a marginal sea, part of the Pacific Ocean, encompassing an area from Singapore to the Strait of Taiwan of around 3,500,000 km². It is the largest sea body after the five...

Natural resources

Natuna has large reserves of natural gas (estimated to 1.3 billion m³) that is exported to neighboring countries such as Singapore. Matak Island now serves as an offshore exploitation base. Natural gas, commonly referred to as gas, is a gaseous fossil fuel consisting primarily of methane. ...

Ecology

The Natuna Islands have a remarkable avifauna with 71 species of bird registered, including the near-threatened Lesser Fish-eagle, the Natuna Serpent-eagle or the rare endemic Silvery Wood-Pigeon. Among other species endangered species, we find the Green Iora, the Brown Fulvetta or the Green Broadbill. For other meanings of bird, see bird (disambiguation). ... Genus Aegithina The ioras are a family of small passerine bird species found in India and southeast Asia. ... Genera Sapayoa Smithornis Pseudocalyptomena Corydon Cymbirhynchus Eurylaimus Psarisomus Serilophus Calyptomena The broadbills are a family of small passerine bird species found in tropical southeast Asia, with a few species in Africa. ...

Colorful coral reef is found in the neighboring waters. Turtles often deposit eggs in the warm sand at beaches in the Tambelan Islands. Natuna Banded Leaf Monkey is among the 25 most endangered primates on Earth.

External links

• Article on Republika Online (In Indonesian)
• Information on IndonesiaPhoto.com