The Rukan Islands (Kepulauan Rukan in
Indonesian language), also known as the Three Brothers, is a group of three small islands at the south entrance of
Durian Strait, in the
Riau Islands Province of
Indonesia, off the north coast of
Sumatra near
Singapore.[1][2] The group extends about 7.2
km north to south, and is surrounded by many dangerous wrecks.[3]
South Brother (Rukan Selatan), located at 0°32′20″N103°47′45″E / 0.53889°N 103.79583°E / 0.53889; 103.79583, is L-shaped, about 1.7 km north to south and 1.6 km east to west, and about 400
m wide for most of its length,[2] with a conspicuous white cliff or rock on the north east.[3] The highest point is about 43 m above sea level.[3] Reefs extend some distance south of the island.[1] There is a lighthouse on the island, established 1911.[4]
North Brother (Rukan Utara), also called or Round Brother and located at 0°37′25″N103°45′30″E / 0.623668°N 103.758385°E / 0.623668; 103.758385, is a wooded rock[3] about 500 m east to west and 400 m north to south.[2] Its highest point is about 24 m above sea level.[1][3] It lies about 5 north and 1 km west of Middle Brother, and about 4 km east of
Sanglar Island. A tail of reefs extends about 1.5 km from the island towards Middle Brother.[1] There is a lighthouse on the island.[3]
References
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abcdefJ. W. Reed and J. W. King (1867), The China sea directory, pages 219–220. British Admiralty Hydrographics Office.
The Rukan Islands (Kepulauan Rukan in
Indonesian language), also known as the Three Brothers, is a group of three small islands at the south entrance of
Durian Strait, in the
Riau Islands Province of
Indonesia, off the north coast of
Sumatra near
Singapore.[1][2] The group extends about 7.2
km north to south, and is surrounded by many dangerous wrecks.[3]
South Brother (Rukan Selatan), located at 0°32′20″N103°47′45″E / 0.53889°N 103.79583°E / 0.53889; 103.79583, is L-shaped, about 1.7 km north to south and 1.6 km east to west, and about 400
m wide for most of its length,[2] with a conspicuous white cliff or rock on the north east.[3] The highest point is about 43 m above sea level.[3] Reefs extend some distance south of the island.[1] There is a lighthouse on the island, established 1911.[4]
North Brother (Rukan Utara), also called or Round Brother and located at 0°37′25″N103°45′30″E / 0.623668°N 103.758385°E / 0.623668; 103.758385, is a wooded rock[3] about 500 m east to west and 400 m north to south.[2] Its highest point is about 24 m above sea level.[1][3] It lies about 5 north and 1 km west of Middle Brother, and about 4 km east of
Sanglar Island. A tail of reefs extends about 1.5 km from the island towards Middle Brother.[1] There is a lighthouse on the island.[3]
References
^
abcdefJ. W. Reed and J. W. King (1867), The China sea directory, pages 219–220. British Admiralty Hydrographics Office.