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Siberut is one of the Mentawai Islands, lying west of Sumatra in the Indian Ocean. The most important home for the Mentawai people, it is a national park covered with rainforest but subject to some logging.


The island is known for its range of primates, including the Kloss Gibbon, Langur, Mentawai Langur and Mentawai Macaque.


Siberut was devastated by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake tsunami, but without any known loss of human life. One report stated that the island may have been raised up to two metres by the earthquake.


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Siberut island recently received international attention as a priority conservation area, for the unique culture of the ethnic Mentawaian and endemicity of its biodiversity that need to be preserved.
Siberut island (4.030 km sq) is the largest island of four islands in the Mentawaian archipelago.
The Siberut island is characterized by a wet equatorial climate, with minimum and maximum temperatures of 22o C (71.6F) and 31o C (87.8F).
Siberut Island Tourism (1081 words)
Siberut Island (4.030 km sq) is the largest island of four islands in the Mentawaian archipelago.
Siberut island recently received international attention as a priority conservation area, for the unique culture of the ethnic Mentawaian and endemic of its biodiversity that need to be preserved.
Siberut Island is characterized by a wet equatorial climate, with minimum and maximum temperatures of 22o C (71.6F) and 31o C (87.8F).
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