The Karimun Islands consist of Great Karimun (Pulau Karimunbesar), Little Karimun (Pulau Karimun Ketjil), and a number of off-lying islets.
They differ in character from the low marshy islands of the E coast of Sumatera, being hilly with fertile soil, and are well-populated. They are surrounded by reefs and shoals, many of which are completely or partly dry.
They are located just off the E coast of Sumatra, guarding the southern entrance of the busy Straits of Malacca.
Karimun Besar is a small island in the Riau Islands. It lies west of Batam and to the southwest of Singapore and is the furthest west of the Riau Islands.
Karimun Besar or Great Karimun, is mountainous at its N end, the principal peaks being Betina, 416m high standing 1.75 miles ...
Karimun Kecil or Little Karimun, separated from the NE side of Great Karimun by a deep channel about 0.5 mile wide, is a bold island, 377m high. In the NW approach to the channel between Great Karimun and Little Karimun are two islets, Nangoi, 39m high, about 1.2 miles W of the ...
Assan and Mudu, rocky and thickly-overgrown islands, 83 and 65m high, respectively, lie about 1.2 miles off the NW side of Great Karimun. Sajuda, an above-water rock, lies 0.5 mile N of Assan and Seal Rock lies about 0.5 mile NE of Sajuda. Tokong Belanda, a low rock, lies about ...
Pulau Tambelas, 80m high, stands about 4 miles NNW of Pulau Kempaan, in the fairway between Selat Gelam and the channels between the islands SW of it. The island has three peaks and from a distance appears as two islands.
Pongkar beach is a long beach with an area of approximately 100 hectares, with pine trees scattered around the beach area.
During the Southwest Monsoon good anchorage can be taken off the E
side of Great Karimun, to the SE of Little Karimun, over a bottom of
stiff gray mud with ...
The Karimun Islands consist of Great Karimun (Pulau Karimunbesar), Little Karimun (Pulau Karimun Ketjil), and a number of off-lying islets.
