Serasan Island

Serasan Island
Native name:
Pulau Serasan
Serasan Harbor, southeast of the island
A satellite image of Serasan Island and surrounding islands
Serasan Island is located in Riau Islands
Serasan Island
Serasan Island
Location of Serasan Island in Riau Islands Province
Geography
LocationSouth China Sea
Coordinates2°30′45″N 109°03′33″E / 2.5125°N 109.059167°E / 2.5125; 109.059167
ArchipelagoSouth Natuna
Area45.96 km2 (17.75 sq mi)
Highest elevation441 m (1447 ft)
Administration
ProvinceRiau Islands
RegencyNatuna Islands
Largest settlementSerasan
Demographics
Ethnic groupsMalays
Additional information
Time zone

Serasan Island is an island in the Natuna Regency, Riau Islands, Indonesia.[1] The island is split between two districts, the Serasan District is on the west side and Serasan Timur is on the east side. On March 6, 2023, heavy rainfall created landslides on the island, killing 15 and leaving many more missing.[2] The island hosts the critically endangered Natuna Islands Tarsier, which is endemic to the islands and whose population is declining rapidly.[3]

  1. ^ "GeoNames.org". www.geonames.org. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  2. ^ "At least 15 killed in Indonesia landslide, dozens missing". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  3. ^ Richardson, Matthew (2023-03-09). Threatened and Recently Extinct Vertebrates of the World: A Biogeographic Approach. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-108-85258-6.