Galang Island
Galang is an island of 80 km2 located 25 mi southeast of Batam, belonging to a group of three islands called Barelang. Part of the Riau Archipelago, Indonesia, Galang is located just south of Batam and Rempang which themselves are just south of Singapore and Johor.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: island in Batam City, Riau Islands Province, Indonesia
- Also known as: “Pulau Galang”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Galang Refugee Camp.
Galang Refugee Camp
Galang Refugee Camp accommodated Indochinese refugees from 1979 to 1996 on Galang Island in the Riau Islands of Indonesia. It is estimated that around 250,000 refugees passed through Galang during this period. Galang Refugee Camp is situated 4 km west of Galang Island.Galang Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Riau Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
Discover Galang Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Galang Island” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزيرة غالانغ”
- Arabic: “غالانغ”
- Cebuano: “Pulau Galang”
- Chinese: “加朗島”
- French: “Galang”
- German: “Galang”
- Hebrew: “גלאנג”
- Indonesian: “Galang”
- Indonesian: “Pulau Galang”
- Italian: “Galang”
- Japanese: “ガラン島”
- Javanese: “Galang”
- Javanese: “Pulo Galang”
- Malayalam: “ഗലന്ഗ് ദ്വീപ്”
- Portuguese: “Ilha de Galang”
- Spanish: “Galang”
- Sundanese: “Galang”
- Swedish: “Pulau Galang”
- Ukrainian: “Галанг”
- Vietnamese: “Đảo Galang”
- “Galang”
- “Pulau Galang”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sinyantung and Injin.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Selat Tiung and Penyabung Island.
Riau Islands: Must-Visit Destinations
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