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	Bangka Island Tourism
		THE HISTORY OF Bangka Island is one of the island belong to Bangka-Belitung Province.
		Bangka has its own unique crafts witch are made of Bahar root (a kind of seaweed), craftsmen make it into various kinds of souvenirs such as rings, bracelets, cigarette pipes, etc. There are also handicrafts made of tin or pewter.
		Bangka Island, which is situated at the Southern of the China Sea, it's between Sumatra and Borneo Island.
	www.indonesia-tourism.com /bangka-belitung/bangka.html (518 words)

	Bangka Belitung (Babel) Tourism
		Bangka Belitung (BABEL) Islands province is the 31st Province in Indonesia, one of the newest provinces.
		Bangka Belitung province is located between 104°50' - 109°30' East Longitude and 0°50' - 4°10' South Latitude, with its total area of 81,724.54 km.
		Administrativelly, Bangka Belitung comprises of 2 regencies and 1 city, namely Bangka regency, Belitung regency and Pangkal Pinang City, of which, the biggest regency's area is Bangka regency with 11,534.14 km area, and the smallest is Pangkal Pinang City, with 89.40 km area.
	www.indonesia-tourism.com /bangka-belitung (516 words)

	Bangka - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Bangka, also Banka, island of the Malay Archipelago, in the Java Sea, western Indonesia, separated from Sumatra by Bangka Strait.
		It includes two large islands, Bangka and Belitung, and several smaller ones, which lie east of Sumatra, northeast of South Sumatra province.
		The outrigger canoe (Tagalog: bangka; Maori: waka; Hawaiian: wa'a) is a type of canoe featuring one or more lateral support floats known as outriggers, which are fastened to one or both sides of the...
	encarta.msn.com /Bangka.html (129 words)

	indahnesia.com - Sumatera Selatan - Tin islands in a blue sea - Discover Indonesia Online
		Bangka and Belitung (Billiton) are located in Laut Cina Selatan (South China Sea) east of Sumatera.
		Bangka and Belitung are known as the tin islands, part of a rick archery of tin-ore which runs from here over the Malay peninsula to Thailand and which forms a big part of the worldwide reserve of this multifunctional metal.
		Bangka's administrative capital and most important entrance point is Pangkal Pinang, a lively city along the eastern side of the island, with about 100,000 inhabitants.
	www.indahnesia.com /indonesia/SSEPUL/pulau-pulau.php (2217 words)

	AllRefer.com - Bangka, Indonesia (Indonesian Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Bangka or Banka[both: bAng´kA, bang´ku] Pronunciation Key, island (1990 pop.
		Bangka was ceded to Britain by the sultan of Palembang in 1812, but in 1814 it was exchanged with the Dutch for Cochin in India.
		The island fell under Japanese control from 1942 to 1945.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/B/Bangka.html (222 words)

	Bangka Island
		Carefully concealing evidence of the wound in her side that she carried from the massacre on the beach, Vivian and the soldier surrendered to the Japanese on the 28th of February.
		For her, it proved to be the right decision as, although incarcerated in Japanese prisoner-of-war camps on Bangka Island and Java over the next three and a half years, she lived to tell the tale.
		The return to Bangka Island was a defining experience for the seven nurse survivors in the party.
	www.anzacday.org.au /history/ww2/anecdotes/bangka.html (1726 words)

	Indonesia Report: Palembang (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Bangka can best be reached by air from Jakarta by scheduled flight in just about an hour by jet.
		This island lies right at the mouth of the Musi River in the South China Sea and is one of world’s major producers of tin.
		If you are interested in visiting both islands, the best way to do it is to leave by air from Jakarta to either island first, and then cross over to the other one by boat and onward to Palembang to visit the rest of South Sumatra.
	www.indonext.com /report/report262.html (1141 words)

	Sumatra
		world's fifth largest island, Sumatra stretches from the foothills of the Bukit Barisan mountain range in the west to the islands of Bangka and Belitung in the east.
		Medan is the island's chief city and it lies on the north-east coast, almost opposite Penang, in Malaysia.
		Bintan Island, whilst belonging to Indonesia, is more easily accessible from Singapore, and Bintan Resorts, on the north of the island, is being jointly developed by the governments of both countries.
	www.pacificislandtravel.com /asia/indonesia/about_destin/sumatra.html (845 words)

	Indonesian tropical island torn apart by tin mining - Boston.com
		The coconut palms on the tropical beaches of the Indonesian island of Bangka open up to reveal a landscape so devastated by mining that it bears an eerie resemblance to the surface of the moon.
		A worker holds an ingot of 99.99 percent tin at a PT Timah smelter in Mentok on the Indonesian island of Bangka in this file photo from February 22, 2007.
		Yet, the miners of Bangka see little of the riches as they eke out a living on their tropical paradise.
	www.boston.com /news/world/asia/articles/2007/04/09/indonesian_tropical_island_torn_apart_by_tin_mining (935 words)

	RETURN TO BANGKA ISLAND
		When we left Jakarta to travel to Bangka Is, the mood changed as the purpose of the trip took the women closer to their memories.
		The return to Bangka Island was a defining experience not only for the seven nurse survivors, but also for the nurses who sailed on the Empire Star and for many of the relatives of the nurses.
		Later she was introduced to a successful businessman, born on Bangka Island who had been involved in several development projects.
	www.rcna.org.au /content/return_to_bangka_island.html (2402 words)

	archipelaGoBabel
		The group of islands making up the Babel province are almost l.ocated on the equator with lattirude of 1 degree 30 to 3 degree 07 and a longitude of 105 to 107 degrees east.
		The province is surrounded by the South China Sea, the Bangka straights and the Java sea.
		This island is smaller than Bangka and located to the east.
	www.goarchi.com /archo/provinces/babel/babeltour.html (1189 words)

	The Bangka Island Massacre, February 1942
		As the ship sailed through the treacherous strait between Sumatra and Bangka, she was attacked by Japanese bombers.
		The village men said that the Japanese troops already controlled the island: the villagers were now free of any obligation to the whites and they feared retribution if they gave them any help.
		She returned to the beach on Bangka Island in 1993 to attend the unveiling of a memorial to the nurses who died and donated her diaries to the Australian War Memorial; the uniform she wore when she was shot, complete with bullet holes, is also part of the Australian War Memorial's permanent collection.
	www.geocities.com /dutcheastindies/bangka_massacre.html (1545 words)

	informationsphere.com: Indonesia
		The Bangka Strait (10 miles-16km) wide is visible from the bottom center of the image.
		Bangka Island, 136 miles (218 km) long and 69 miles (111 km) wide is located off the southeast coast of Sumatra in the Java Sea.
		The island is one of the world’s leading tin producers.
	www.informationsphere.com /pgs/body.php3?id=1044&action=img&pid=462 (127 words)

	print version of diving in Bangka, Gangga, Pulisan and Benteng in North Sulawesi (Zubi)
		This group of islands and the adjoining coast is known for the strong currents (like a washing machine) and the pelagic fishes and large schools of fish you find here.
		Bangka Island is located just north of the tip of Sulawesi.
		It can be reached from Manado, Bunaken or Lembeh but there are also two dive resorts on Bangka and the neighbor island of Gangga and one in Benteng on the mainland.
	www.starfish.ch /dive/print/Bangka-print.html (738 words)

	The Jakarta Post - The Journal of Indonesia Today
		Two years ago Bangka and Belitung (commonly known by the abbreviation Babel) islands were inaugurated as a new province, with Pangkalpinang on Bangka island, where tin is abundant, as the provincial capital.
		If you happen to be on Bangka island, you will hear a unique story about a village where only residents of Chinese origin dwell.
		The history of the Chinese on the island, which is famous for its rich tin deposits, dates back hundreds of years.
	www.thejakartapost.com /yesterdaydetail.asp?fileid=20040116.R01 (1010 words)

	The 4th Anti-Tank Regiment - It Happened to Us MkIII - Murder on Bangka Island
		The story is related by Sister Betty Jeffrey in her book ‘White Coolies’ and tells of the experience of Sister Bullwinkle, sole survivor of the massacre of 20 nurses by the Japanese at Bangka Island in Sumatra.
		Aware of the atrocious behaviour of the Japanese toward nurses during their invasion of Hong Kong, our Military Authorities feared what might happen to the AGH nurses, on the fall of Singapore, and decided it was safest to evacuate them before final surrender.
		As the ‘Vyner Brooke’ neared the islands surrounding Sumatra, it was spotted by Japanese planes and promptly dive —bombed.
	home.vicnet.net.au /~antitank/Publications/It_Happened_III/Chapters/Murder_on_Banka_Is/murder_on_banka_is.htm (850 words)

	Indonesia acts on mud imports from Singapore
		The companies, PT Bangka Dwiwukir Lestari, PT Madya Kartarahardja and PT Asinusa Putra Sekawan, were using this recommendation to go ahead with the imports, although they lacked the legally required licences.
		On Bangka, PT Dwiwukir planned to import some 1.2 million cubic metres of mud.
		Bangka communities and NGOs led by the South Sumatra offices of the Legal Aid Foundation and environmental group WALHI suspect that previous undetected shipments of toxic mud have been smuggled into Bangka and islands in neighbouring Riau province via the same route.
	www.singapore-window.org /sw00/000244de.htm (786 words)

	ANTARA News :: Bangka island to develop MICE tourism
		Pangkalpinang (ANTARA News) - The Pangkalpinang administration on Bangka island is planning to develop Meeting, Invention, Convention and Exhibition (MICE) tourism to boost the number of tourist arrivals, an official said.
		Akhmad expressed his belief that the MICE-based tourism package would lure more tourists to Bangka which is accessible by plane for 50 minutes from Jakarta.
		The number of foreign travelers visiting Bangka island was recorded at 300 and domestic holidaymakers 70 in 2005.
	www.antara.co.id /en/arc/2006/11/9/bangka-island-to-develop-mice-tourism (150 words)

	BelitungIsland.COM
		It is placed among South China sea at North, Java Sea at South, Gaspar strait as West and Karimata strait at east.
		On the West side, you will find Bangka island as much as twice size of Belitung.
		Bangka also has beautiful beach and other tourist destinations.
	www.belitungisland.com /fotografer/faq1.php (345 words)

	Travelling to Indonesia (South Sumatra)
		Part of this province are two sizable islands called Bangka and Belitung, off Sumatra's east coast in the South China Sea.
		There is no accommodation as tourists normally come to this beach from the city and villages around this place, 4 km long and about 20 to 60 m wide with endless coconut trees to give it a genuine tropical setting.
		If you are interested in visiting both islands, the best way to do it is to leave by air from Jakarta to either island first, and then cross over to the other one by boat and onward to Palembang to visit the rest of South Sumatera.
	www.emp.pdx.edu /htliono/sumsel.html (1315 words)

	Aggressor: North Sulawesi Aggressor
		The Galapagos Islands, situated 600 miles west of Ecuador in the Pacific Ocean, comprise 19 main islands and several small islands.
		The Big Island\'s lava-encrusted western coast is home to spinner dolphin, friendly turtles and a variety of whale species.
		Cruise the emerald mushroom-shaped rock islands stopping along the way to snorkel with stingless jellyfish, tour WWII battlefields and dive with sharks and mantas.
	www.aggressor.com /subpage15.php (423 words)

	Gangga Island Resort and Spa Sulawesi Indonesia Diving Lembeh Strait Bangka and Bunaken
		Nearby are the islands of Bangka and Talise.
		Photographed at Bangka and Talise Islands, April 2006.
		Island Dreams owner Ken Knezick has made numerous, extended research trips to Indonesia.
	www.divetrip.com /gangga_island.htm (1443 words)

	Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia: Liveaboard scuba diving with MUREX
		Bangka Island is recognizable for its large expanse of grasslands along the hilltops of the central past of the island.
		Bangka is close enough to Murex to be accessed for day dives in addition being a favorite stop for liveaboard trips.
		On the northeast side of the island, near Zaccharias Rock, are some well-sheltered white sandy beaches for a little walk and swim after lunch.
	www.manado-liveaboards.com /sites.html (1234 words)

	North Sulawesi, Indonesia Report featuring Manado, Lembeh, and Bangka
		In the south, the remote Tukang Besi Islands and Wakatobi Resort have come to be renowned for their awesome diving.
		By special arrangement it may be done via boat transfer, to include two dives in the remote Northern Islands along the way, home to some of the healthiest and most beautiful coral reef I have ever seen.
		Be it via a day boat trip, an overnight at Bangka Bungalows, or an extended live-aboard cruise, exploration of Bangka and the northern Sangihe Islands is well worth the effort.
	www.divetrip.com /manadorpt.htm (2465 words)

	location filming services in Bangka - Belitung island,Indonesia
		It was built in 1932 during the DUTCH occupation period by Bangka Tin Winning Bedrijf (BTW) as a V.I.P. Guest House on the top of Mount Menumbing, about 500 M above sea level.
		Many Indonesians still like to visit this place of pilgrimage and see the well-kept personal belongings of the two former leaders, which are still in the compound.
		People from Siantan and Johor of Malaysia first discovered tin in Bangka Island in 1710, since then a lot of traders from Asia as well as from Europe stopped and visited Bangka Island.
	www.indonesiafilm.com /bangka.htm (903 words)

	archipelaGoBabel
		Bangka is the main tin producer in Indonesia and is also well-known for its white pepper.
		The group of islands making up the Babel province are almost l.ocated on the equator with lattirude of 1 degree 30 to 3 degree 07 and a longitude of 105 to 107 degrees east.
		This island is smaller than Bangka and located to the east.
	www.archipelago-emag.com /provinces/babel/babeltour.html (1189 words)

	Welcome to the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia
		Streching from the foothills of the mighty Bukit Barisan mountain range in the West Sumatra to the island of Bangka and Belitung in the East, the province of Shout Sumatra is relatively flat but very fertile, with numerous rivers cutting across the landscape and meandering their way to the sea.
		Coffee and tea are grown in plantations in various parts of the province but the area's enermous wealth comes from oil, natural gas, coal, tin and quartz.
		Palembang is still the gateway to the province, and together with Pangkal Pinang on the island of Bangka and Tanjung Pandan on Bilitung, provides the region with three major airports.
	www.kbri-bangkok.com /tourism/travel_bangka_belitung.html (750 words)

	Ocean Rover - Indonesia Live aboards - Dive Discovery Indonesia
		Ocean Rover then journeys further north to a chain of volcanic islands, the Sangihe Archipelago: dozens of islands, some of which are over fifteen hundred meters high and densely covered by coconut palms.
		The reefs surrounding Lembeh Island offer an immense variety of marine life and have become the destination of choice for underwater photographers in search of unique macro subjects: wasp fish, weedy/lacy scorpion fish, pygmy seahorse, nudibranchs and frogfish to name but a few.
		Biaro Island (pinnacle dive) & Ruang Island (active volcano, dive on lava flow).
	www.divediscovery.com /indonesia/indoliveaboards3.shtml (703 words)

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