Buru Island
Buru Island is an island in Riau Islands, Sumatra. Buru Island is situated nearby to the village Lubuk Puding, as well as near Sungaiasam.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Karimun Regency, Riau Islands Province, Indonesia
- Also known as: “Buru”
- Historically known as: “Booroo Island”
Buru Island
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Riau Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
0.89287° or 0° 53′ 34″ northLongitude
103.50717° or 103° 30′ 26″ eastElevation
15 metres (49 feet)Open location code
6PG5VGV4+4VOpenStreetMap ID
way 58269081OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
1647547Wikidata ID
Q24992759
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Buru Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pulau Buru (pulo sa Provinsi Kepulauan Riau)”
- Cebuano: “Pulau Buru”
- Indonesian: “Buru”
- Indonesian: “Poelau Boeroe”
- Indonesian: “Pulau Buru”
- Swedish: “Pulau Buru”
- “Boeroe”
- “Booroo”
- “Buru”
- “Pulau Buru”
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