Simeulue Island

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Simeulue Island is a remote Indonesian island off the western coast of Sumatra in the Indian Ocean, known for its seismic activity and distinctive local culture.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Simeulue Island canonical 2
Simeulue 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf island ⓘ
populated place ⓘ
adminCenterOf Simeulue Regency ⓘ
affectedByEvent 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami ⓘ
2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake ⓘ
climate tropical rainforest climate ⓘ
country Indonesia ⓘ
hasAirport Lasikin Airport ⓘ
hasCapital Sinabang ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity agriculture ⓘ
clove cultivation ⓘ
coconut cultivation ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
nutmeg cultivation ⓘ
small-scale tourism ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup Acehnese ⓘ
Javanese ⓘ
Minangkabau ⓘ
Simeulue people ⓘ
hasHazard earthquake risk ⓘ
tsunami risk ⓘ
hasLocalLanguage Devayan ⓘ
Lekon ⓘ
Sigulai ⓘ
hasSettlement Busung ⓘ
Labuhan Bajau ⓘ
linked to: Sama-Bajau peoples

Sinabang ⓘ
hasTransport ferry connections to Sumatra ⓘ
knownFor distinctive local culture ⓘ
earthquakes ⓘ
oral traditions ⓘ
seismic activity ⓘ
smong tsunami folklore ⓘ
surfing spots ⓘ
tsunami resilience ⓘ
locatedIn Indian Ocean ⓘ
locatedInArchipelago Greater Sunda Islands ⓘ
Sunda Islands ⓘ
locatedInBodyOfWater Indian Ocean ⓘ
locatedInProvince Aceh ⓘ
locatedInRegion western Indonesia ⓘ
locatedOffCoastOf Sumatra ⓘ
locatedWestOf Sumatra ⓘ
majorReligion Sunni Islam ⓘ
partOf Simeulue Regency ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
tectonicSetting near Sunda megathrust ⓘ
timeZone Western Indonesia Time ⓘ
UTCOffset +7 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sumatran languages → includeLanguage → Simeulue ⓘ
linked to: Simeulue Island