Belitung Island

Summary

Belitung Island is an island^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Belitung Island is located in Bangka Belitung Islands^[3].
• Belitung Island is in the country of Indonesia^[4].
• Belitung Island is on the body of water Karimata Strait^[5].
• Belitung Island's instance of is recorded as island^[6].
• Belitung Island's Commons category is recorded as Belitung^[7].
• Belitung Island's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+08:00^[8].
• Belitung Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -2.85611111111111, 'lon': 107.916388888889}^[9].
• Belitung Island's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Greater Sunda Islands^[10].
• Belitung Island's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Belitung^[11].
• Belitung Island has a population of {'amount': '+160000'}^[12].
• Belitung Island's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng^[13].
• Belitung Island's described by source is recorded as History of Ming^[14].
• Belitung Island's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[15].
• Belitung Island's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'id', 'text': 'Belitung'}^[16].
• Belitung Island sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+34'}^[17].
• Belitung Island covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+4478'}^[18].
• Belitung Island's name is recorded as {'lang': 'id', 'text': 'Belitung'}^[19].
• Belitung Island's name is recorded as {'lang': 'lv', 'text': 'Belituna'}^[20].
• Belitung Island's name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Belitung'}^[21].
• Belitung Island's name is recorded as {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'Belitungas'}^[22].
• Belitung Island's name is recorded as {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'Belitungo'}^[23].
• Belitung Island's name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Billiton'}^[24].

Body

Geography

Belitung Island is in the country of Indonesia^[4]. It is located in Bangka Belitung Islands^[3]. It is on the body of water Karimata Strait^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Belitung Island covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+4478'}^[18]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+34'}^[17]. It has a population of {'amount': '+160000'}^[12].

Designation and Status

Belitung Island's instance of is recorded as island^[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Belitung Island include Ichthyophis billitonensis^[25], a taxon^[26].

Why It Matters

Belitung Island has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]

Entities named for it include Ichthyophis billitonensis^[25], a taxon^[26].