Riau Archipelago

Red circle around the Riau archipelago, within Riau Islands Province (green)

Not to be confused with Riau Islands Province, a province of Indonesia.

The Riau Archipelago is the core group of islands within the Riau Islands Province in Indonesia, and located south of Singapore. Historically they along with Temasek (Singapore) were under the Johor Sultanate before the split thru the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824, it is quite possible Singapore itself was considered a part of this archipelago during this time. The name of this archipelago predated the province by over two hundred years, and historically did not include the Lingga Islands or Natuna Islands, which belong to the province of the same name.

The main islands are Batam, Rempang, Galang, Bintan, Combol, Kundur, and Karimun. Tanjung Pinang located on Bintan is the provincial capital. Tanjung Balai Karimun is an international port along with Tanjung Pinang.

Transportation

High speed ferry services exist to the archipelago of the south, Lingga Islands (Kepulauan Lingga).

Coordinates: 0°54′00″N 104°27′00″E / 0.900°N 104.450°E / 0.900; 104.450

v t e Main Islands of Riau Islands Province (Propinsi Kepulauan Riau) Riau Archipelago: Bintan Batam Rempang Galang Bulan Combol Kundur Karimun (Riau Is) Natuna Islands: Natuna Besar South Natuna Archipelago Tambelan Archipelago Anambas Islands: Tarempa P. Matak Jemaja Andriabu Lingga Islands: Lingga Singkep Sebangka Bakung P. Selayar (Riau Is) Posik P. Serak Lalang Temiang Mesawak

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