Rangsang is an island of the
Meranti Islands Regency
Meranti Islands is a regency (''kabupaten'') of Riau Province, and lies off the eastern coast of the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. The regency comprises the islands of Tebing Tinggi, Rangsang, Padang and Merbau, together with minor offshore islan ...
of
Riau Province in the
Strait of Malacca,
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 sixth-largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 (182,812 mi.2), not including adjacent i ...
,
Indonesia. The island had a population of 51,452 at the 2010 Census. It is just north of
Tebing Tinggi Island, about south-west of
Great Karimun island and west of
Kundur Island
Kundur Island is an island within the Riau Archipelago, part of the Riau Islands Province of Indonesia. It lies at about southwest of Singapore, southwest of Batam, south of Great Karimun Island, northwest of Lingga Islands and west of Tanjun ...
.
The island measures . An
Indonesian Navy warship is named after the island (KRI Pulau Rangsang)
Notes
Islands of Sumatra
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