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Belitung
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Belitung, formerly known as Billiton, is an island on the east coast of Sumatra, Indonesia in the Java Sea. The island is known for its pepper and for its tin. It was in the possession of the British from 1812 until the British ceded control of the island to the Dutch in the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824. Its main town is Tanjungpandan.
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It is a small island, moderately rugged terrain with several hills. The highest one is Mt. Tajam (in local dialect called Gunung Tajam). Even though it's called a mountain, its height is not more than 1000 m.
Being surrounded by straits, its sea is moderately calm and shallow. Belitung is popular with its granite boulder white stones beach in Tanjung Tinggi, Tanjung Kelayang, Tanjung Binga dan Lengkuas island. Photos of Belitung beaches and a visitors guide can be found at belitungisland.com *[1]
The population is centered in several small towns, populated by approximately 100,000 inhabitants.
Belitung is a producer of tin, clay and silica sands. It also a producer of fishery products, pepper, and palm oil. People work as farmers, fishermen and miners.
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