Sumatra

Sumatra () western Indonesia ke Sunda Islands ke ek island hae. Ii sab se barraa island hae jon puura Indonesia ke territory hae, aur dunia ke 6th sab se barraa island hae , jiske area 482,286.55 km2 (182,812 mi.2) hae.

Sumatra ek lambaa island hae jiske diagonal ke northwest–southeast axis hae. Indian Ocean island ke northwest, west, aur southwest coasts ke border kare hae. Northeast me, patraa Strait of Malacca hae, jon island ke  Malay Peninsula se separate kare hae. Southeast me, patra Sunda Strait hae, jisme Krakatoa archipelago hae, aur ii Sumatra, Java se separate kare hae. Sumatra ke northern tip  Andaman Islands ke lage hae, jab southeastern coast ke lage Bangka aur Belitung islands, Karimata Strait aurJava Sea hae. Bukit Barisan mountains, jisme dher active jwaala mukhi hae, island ke backbone hae, jab northeastern area me barraa plains aur lowlands jisme swamps, mangrove forest aur complex river systems hae. Ii island ke  equator iske centre me cross kare hae.  Ii island ke mausam  tropical hae, garam, aur humid. Dher tropical rain forest ek dafe ii island ke landscape ke dominate karat rahin.

Sumatra me dher rakam ke paudhaa aur  and jaanwar hae lekin ii aapan 50%  tropical rainforest ke last 35 saal me koe diis hae. Dher jaanwar abhi  critically endangered hae, jaise ki Sumatran ground cuckoo,  Sumatran tiger,  Sumatran elephant, Sumatran rhinoceros, aur Sumatran orangutan. Deforestation ke kaaran serious seasonal smoke haze parrosi des me faile hae.  jiske kaaran Indoneasia aur  Malaysia aur Singapore me tanao barrhaa hae. Jaada deforestation aur duusra environmental destruction ke academics log  ecocide bol ke describe karin hae..

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vibhag:Indian Ocean ke island