Sumatra

Indonesia's western island

Sumatra is a large island in western Indonesia, the sixth-largest island in the world.

It lies along the equator, separated from the Malay Peninsula by the Strait of Malacca.

The name often modifies products from the region: Sumatran coffee, Sumatran tigers, Sumatran orangutans.

wildlife

orangutan

Large red-haired Asian ape

tapir · clouded leopard · sun bear · pangolin · hornbill · gibbon · endemic · endangered · sanctuary · poaching

rainforest

tropical

Of hot, humid regions

lowland · montane · deforestation · palm-oil · logging · conservation · carbon · endemic · rafflesia · corpse flower

coffee

arabica

Dominant coffee species

herbal · spicy · cedar · tobacco · single-origin · estate · smallholder · cupping · beans · roasting

volcanic

caldera

Collapsed volcanic summit basin

lake · ash · pyroclastic · geothermal · sulfur · fumarole · active · stratovolcano · Ring of Fire · highlands

tsunami

Boxing Day

December 26th Commonwealth holiday

disaster · devastation · relief · reconstruction · memorial · warning system · survivors · casualties · coastal · seismic

Indonesia

Java

Programming language from Sun

  • BorneoSoutheast Asian mega-island
  • SulawesiIndonesian island, distinctive shape
  • BaliIndonesian resort province

Papua · rupiah · Indonesian

Categories
Opposites
indonesian island geography

SumatraJava

Programming language from Sun

Borneo · Sulawesi · Papua · Bali · Timor

global island size/prominence

Sumatramainland

Principal connected territory

continent · Eurasia · atoll · Malta · Singapore

coffee origin profiles

SumatraColombian

From the Andes nation

Costa Rican · Guatemalan · Brazilian · Java

Phrases
Family

Sumatran

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G