Natuna Besar

Natuna Besar (or Great Natuna, also Bunguran Island, Natuna Island) is the main island of the Natuna Besar Archipelago, as well as the Natuna Islands, which are part of the Riau Islands Province, Indonesia. The Natuna archipelago is one of the northernmost island groups of Indonesia. The area of Natuna Besar is 1720 km².

The island of Bunguran is home to three species of non-human primate: the slow loris (Nycticebus coucang), the long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis), and the Natuna leaf monkey (a.k.a. Natuna pale-thighed surili, Presbytis natunae).^[1][2]

Other islands of the Natunas are South Natuna archipelago and Tambelan archipelago.

References

1. ^ Lammertink, Nijman, and Setiorini, 2003. Oryx 37(4):472-479
2. ^ Brandon-Jones et al. 2004. Asian Primate Classification. International Journal of Primatology 25(1):97-164.

Coordinates: 3°56′52.930″N 108°12′45.306″E / 3.9480361°N 108.212585°E / 3.9480361; 108.212585