Batu islands are a group of islands off the coast of North Sumatra.
Understand
[edit]History
[edit]The people of the Batu Islands have had substantial interaction with the populations of Nias, to the north, whose language they share. The islands have occasionally been a destination for slaves who escaped from Nias, and in the past decade have become a destination for surfing boat charters from Padang, on the Sumatran mainland.
Landscape
[edit]Flora and fauna
[edit]A population of the Sunda clouded leopard had been recorded here.
Climate
[edit]Get in
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Fees and permits
[edit]Get around
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Map of Batu Islands
See
[edit]- 1 Boji Island.
- 2 Pini Island.
- 3 Simuk Island.
- 4 Tanahmasa Island.
- 5 Tanabala Island.
- 6 Tello Island.
Do
[edit]Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]- Köfö-köfö, a fish gulai.