Little Karimun

'''Little Karimun''' ('''''Karimun Kecil''''' or '''''Karimun Anak''''' in Indonesian) is an unhabited island in the Strait of Malacca, about {{convert|58|km}} west of Batam and 35 km south-west of Singapore.<ref name="geosp">''[http://library.csum.edu/navpubs/pub174bk.pdf Sailing Directions (Enroute), Strait of Malacca and Sumatra] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313001223/http://library.csum.edu/navpubs/pub174bk.pdf |date=2014-03-13 }},'' page 50. Publication 174, National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, USA</ref> It belongs to the Karimun Regency of the Riau Islands Province of Indonesia. It is located just off the east coast of Sumatra.

== Geography==

Little Karimun lies just to the north-east of Great Karimun, from which it is separated by a deep channel about {{convert|800|m}} wide.<ref name="geosp"/> Its highest point is 377 m above sea level. It is hilly with fertile soil.<ref name="geosp"/>

The northern tip of Little Karimun is one of the baseline points that define the legal boundaries of Indonesia.({{coord|1|09|59|N|103|23|20|E|display=inline}}).

Little Karimun is part of the Tebing District (also known as Kecamatan Tebing in Indonesian) which also include part of the great karimun island.

== History== In the 18th and 19th centuries, Little Karimun was part of the Johor Sultanate then the Riau-Lingga Sultanate.

== See also== {{portal|Islands}} * Karimun Jawa, an unrelated archipelago off the north coast of Java * Great Karimun, the bigger island just southwest of Little Karimun

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Category:Riau Archipelago Category:Uninhabited islands of Indonesia