Sumatra

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caldera lake city geographical region island

Sumatra is a large Indonesian island in western Indonesia known for its rich biodiversity, active volcanoes, and significant role in regional trade and history.

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Observed surface forms (14)

Surface form	Occurrences
Medan	0
island of Sumatra	3
Lake Toba	0
Mount Kerinci	0
Palembang	0
Bandar Lampung	0
Barisan Mountains	0
Island of Sumatra	1
Padang	0
Pekanbaru	0
Srivijaya	0
Sumatra (parts)	1
Sumatra Island	1
eastern Sumatra	1

Statements (93)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	caldera lake ⓘ city ⓘ city ⓘ geographical region ⓘ island ⓘ
area	approximately 473,000 square kilometers ⓘ
borderedBy	Andaman Sea ⓘ Indian Ocean ⓘ Strait of Malacca ⓘ
centeredOn	Sumatra self-linksurface differs ⓘ
colonialHistory	part of Dutch East Indies ⓘ
country	Indonesia ⓘ
dividedInto	Aceh ⓘ Bangka Belitung Islands ⓘ Bengkulu ⓘ Jambi ⓘ Lampung ⓘ North Sumatra ⓘ Riau ⓘ Riau Islands ⓘ South Sumatra ⓘ West Sumatra ⓘ
economyBasedOn	coal mining ⓘ coffee cultivation ⓘ natural gas production ⓘ palm oil production ⓘ petroleum extraction ⓘ rubber production ⓘ
elevation	about 3,805 meters ⓘ
experiencedEvent	2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami ⓘ surface form: 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
hadKingdom	Minangkabau ⓘ surface form: Minangkabau realm Srivijaya Empire ⓘ surface form: Srivijaya
hasBiodiversity	Asian elephant populations ⓘ Sumatran orangutan ⓘ Sumatran rhinoceros ⓘ Sumatran tiger ⓘ
hasEnvironmentalIssue	deforestation ⓘ habitat loss ⓘ peatland fires ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup	Acehnese ⓘ Batak ⓘ Malay ⓘ Minangkabau ⓘ
hasFeature	active volcanoes ⓘ large peat swamp forests ⓘ tropical rainforests ⓘ
hasHighestPoint	Mount Kerinci ⓘ
hasLake	Lake Toba ⓘ
hasLanguage	Acehnese ⓘ surface form: Acehnese language Batak ⓘ surface form: Batak languages Indonesian ⓘ Malay dialects ⓘ Minangkabau language ⓘ
hasMajorCity	Bandar Lampung ⓘ Medan ⓘ Padang ⓘ Palembang ⓘ Pekanbaru ⓘ
hasMountainRange	Barisan Mountains ⓘ
hasReligion	Buddhism ⓘ Christianity ⓘ Hinduism ⓘ Islam ⓘ
hasRiver	Asahan River ⓘ Batang Hari River ⓘ Musi River ⓘ
hasSeismicActivity	frequent earthquakes ⓘ
historicalRole	center of several historical kingdoms ⓘ important node in regional trade ⓘ
locatedIn	Malay Archipelago ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ western Indonesia ⓘ
locatedOn	Sumatra self-linksurface differs ⓘ Sumatra self-linksurface differs ⓘ Sumatra self-linksurface differs ⓘ Sumatra self-linksurface differs ⓘ Sumatra self-linksurface differs ⓘ Sumatra self-linksurface differs ⓘ Sumatra self-linksurface differs ⓘ Sumatra self-linksurface differs ⓘ
partOf	Greater Sunda Islands ⓘ
rank	largest island entirely in Indonesia ⓘ sixth-largest island in the world ⓘ
role	largest city on Sumatra ⓘ
separatedBy	Karimata Strait ⓘ Strait of Malacca ⓘ Sunda Strait ⓘ
separatedFrom	Borneo ⓘ Java ⓘ Malay Peninsula ⓘ
tectonicSetting	near Sunda megathrust ⓘ
timeZone	Western Indonesian Time ⓘ surface form: Western Indonesia Time
UTCOffset	+7 ⓘ

Referenced by (96)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Western Indonesian Time → appliesToRegion → Sumatra ⓘ

zapin dance → associatedWithRegion → Sumatra ⓘ

subject surface form: Zapin dance

Java Sea → borders → Sumatra ⓘ

Sumatra → centeredOn → Sumatra self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Srivijaya

Bandar Lampung → connectsIslands → Sumatra ⓘ

Southeast Asia → contains → Sumatra ⓘ

Indonesia → containsIsland → Sumatra ⓘ

Bugis → diasporaRegion → Sumatra ⓘ

Sumatran tiger → endemicTo → Sumatra ⓘ

Singhasari Kingdom → expandedTo → Sumatra ⓘ

Linggadjati Agreement → geopoliticalScope → Sumatra ⓘ

Greater North Borneo languages → hasGeographicDistribution → Sumatra ⓘ

Indonesian archipelago → hasMajorIsland → Sumatra ⓘ

Malay → hasNativeSpeakersIn → Sumatra ⓘ

Greater Sunda Islands → hasPart → Sumatra ⓘ

Malay world → hasPart → Sumatra ⓘ

Mount Kerinci → highestPointOf → Sumatra ⓘ

Malay Archipelago → includesIsland → Sumatra ⓘ

Majapahit Empire → influencedRegion → Sumatra ⓘ

Mount Kerinci → isOnIsland → Sumatra ⓘ

Jambi → island → Sumatra ⓘ

Aceh → locatedAtNorthernTipOf → Sumatra ⓘ

Battle of the Sunda Strait → locatedBetween → Sumatra ⓘ

Karimata Strait → locatedBetween → Sumatra ⓘ

this entity surface form: Island of Sumatra

Krakatoa → locatedBetween → Sumatra ⓘ

Karimata Strait → locatedEastOf → Sumatra ⓘ

Aceh → locatedIn → Sumatra ⓘ

Gunung Leuser National Park → locatedIn → Sumatra ⓘ

Jambi → locatedIn → Sumatra ⓘ

Kedukan Bukit inscription → locatedIn → Sumatra ⓘ

Lampung → locatedIn → Sumatra ⓘ

Mount Kerinci → locatedIn → Sumatra ⓘ

Palembang → locatedIn → Sumatra ⓘ

Pekanbaru → locatedIn → Sumatra ⓘ

Riau → locatedIn → Sumatra ⓘ

Srivijaya Empire → locatedIn → Sumatra ⓘ

Telaga Batu inscription → locatedIn → Sumatra ⓘ

West Sumatra → locatedIn → Sumatra ⓘ

Jambi → locatedInRegion → Sumatra ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sumatra Island

Nicobar district → locatedNear → Sumatra ⓘ

Java Trench → locatedOffCoastOf → Sumatra ⓘ

Sumatra subduction zone → locatedOffCoastOf → Sumatra ⓘ

Sunda Trench → locatedOffCoastOf → Sumatra ⓘ

Acehnese → locatedOn → Sumatra ⓘ

Sumatra → locatedOn → Sumatra self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Bandar Lampung

Sumatra → locatedOn → Sumatra self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Barisan Mountains

Barisan Mountains → locatedOn → Sumatra ⓘ

Sumatra → locatedOn → Sumatra self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Lake Toba

Lake Toba → locatedOn → Sumatra ⓘ

this entity surface form: island of Sumatra

Sumatra → locatedOn → Sumatra self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Medan