Bekajang Island
Bekajang Island is an islet in Riau Islands, Sumatra. Bekajang Island is situated nearby to the village Pasirpanjang.- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Karimun Regency, Riau Islands Province, Indonesia
- Also known as: “Mences Besar” and “Mences Besar Island”
Bekajang Island
- Categories: forest, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Riau Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
1.12901° or 1° 7′ 44″ north
Longitude
103.29235° or 103° 17′ 33″ east
Elevation
21 metres (69 feet)
Open location code
6PH547HR+JW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forest
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
Discover Bekajang Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Bekajang Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pulau Mences Besar”
- Dutch: “Pulau Mences Besar”
- Indonesian: “Bekajang”
- Indonesian: “Poelau Mentjes-besar”
- Indonesian: “Pulau Bekajang”
- Indonesian: “Pulau Kajang”
- Indonesian: “Pulau Mences Besar”
- Swedish: “Pulau Mences Besar”
- “Kajang”
- “Mences Besar”
- “Mentjes-besar”
- “Pulau Bekajang”
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