Pulau Legundi (also spelled Lagoendi) is an Indonesian island in the

Sunda Strait The Sunda Strait () is the strait between the Indonesian islands of Java island, Java and Sumatra. It connects the Java Sea with the Indian Ocean. Etymology The strait takes its name from the Sunda Kingdom, which ruled the western portion of Ja ...

between

Java Java is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea (a part of Pacific Ocean) to the north. With a population of 156.9 million people (including Madura) in mid 2024, proje ...

and

Sumatra Sumatra () is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the list of islands by area, sixth-largest island in the world at 482,286.55 km2 (182,812 mi. ...

. It is one of the larger islands in the Strait and lies at the western end of Sumatra's Lampong Bay, in the province of

Lampung Lampung, officially the Province of Lampung (; ), is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the southern tip of the island of Sumatra. It has a short border with the province of Bengkulu to the northwest, and a longer border with the provi ...

Population & Surroundings

Although it's not so far from the mainland, Legundi is sparsely populated with about 80 inhabitants per square kilometer. Due to it being lowly populated, agricultural cultivation has never been practiced on a large scale, which has kept intact the island's natural

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and semi-

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forests.

Tabuan Island Tabuan Island (, also spelled Tabuhan or Taboean) is an island of southern Sumatra, under the jurisdiction of Lampung province. It is administered as part of the Cukuh Balak district of Tanggamus Regency. It lies near the middle of the entrance ...

is to the west.

Environment

Due to the island's tropical nature and close proximity to the

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, seasons are not so distinct and temperatures are not so fluctuating. October tends to be both the wettest and warmest month at around 32°C, with the driest and coldest month being June at around 20°C.

References

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