Melor Besar Island
Melor Besar Island is an island in Riau Islands, Sumatra. Melor Besar Island is situated nearby to the locality Sinyantung.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Batam City, Riau Islands Province, Indonesia
- Also known as: “Melor Besar”
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 3 km northeast of Melor Besar Island.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barelang Islands.
Barelang Islands
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Barelang Islands are in the Riau Islands province, located administratively in the city of Batam, in Indonesia. It includes Batam, Rempang, and Galang Islands.
Melor Besar Island
- Categories: islet and landform
- Location: Riau Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
Discover Melor Besar Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Melor Besar Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pulau Melor Besar”
- Dutch: “Pulau Melor Besar”
- Indonesian: “Melor Besar”
- Indonesian: “Pulau Melor Besar”
- Swedish: “Pulau Melor Besar”
- “Melor Besar”
- “Pulau Melor Besar”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sinyantung and Injin.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Anak Melor Island and Anak Mati Island.
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