Tuangku

Tuangku

Tuangku (also known as Great Banyak) is the main and largest island in the Banyak Islands group in Indonesia. The largest town on the island is Alaban.

As a consequence of the 2005 Sumatra earthquake, the island dropped rendering the coastal residences useless and damaging the port.

External links

* [http://cais.gsi.go.jp/Research/topics/topic041226/niase.html Coastal Changes caused by 2005 Sumatra Earthquake]


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