Singkep
 Singkep island in 2006 | |
  Singkep | |
| Administration | |
|---|---|
| Province | Riau Islands |
| Regency | Lingga |
Singkep is an island in the
Lingga Archipelago in Indonesia. Its area is 757 square kilometres (292 sq mi). It is separated from the east coast of Sumatra by the Berhala Strait. It is surrounded by islands Posik to the west, I. Serak to the SW, I. Lalang to the South, and I. Selayar of Riau Islands between Lingga
and Singkep.
Transport
Singkep has two ports, Dabo near Dabosingkep and Jago near Sungaibuluh. Service to the port of
Tanjung Pinang
to Singkep, from where local boats may be chartered to Lingga. Singkep also has a small airport capable of handling small 40 passenger aircraft.
Pangkal Pinang
.
History
By secret agreement the Dutch allowed America and Britain access to deposits of thorium on Pulau Singkep in August 1945 which was vital for nuclear processes.[1]
In 1999, the heavy-lift ship Mighty Servant 2 sunk in 35 meters of water near Singkep after striking a solitary, isolated and previously unmapped spire of granite.[2]
Climate
| Climate data for Singkep (Dabo Airport, 2012–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.5 (88.7) |
31.7 (89.1) |
32.3 (90.1) |
31.9 (89.4) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.1 (88.0) |
31.5 (88.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.3 (73.9) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.5 (74.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 82.2 (3.24) |
125.8 (4.95) |
120.3 (4.74) |
238.6 (9.39) |
260.0 (10.24) |
234.0 (9.21) |
243.8 (9.60) |
212.0 (8.35) |
201.0 (7.91) |
200.2 (7.88) |
260.5 (10.26) |
250.4 (9.86) |
2,428.8 (95.63) |
| Average precipitation days | 9.6 | 8.2 | 10.1 | 15.1 | 16.2 | 13.2 | 13.8 | 12.0 | 11.1 | 14.3 | 18.6 | 18.0 | 160.2 |
| Source: Meteomanz[3] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ Sir John Anderson to Prime Minister, 8 August 1945, CAB126/76 in Forgotten Wars: Freedom and Revolution in Southeast Asia by Bayly, C. and Harper, T. published by Allen Lane an imprint of Penguin Books
- ^ "Maritime Casualties 1999 And Before".
- ^ "SYNOP/BUFR observations. Data by months". Meteomanz. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
External links
| Riau Archipelago |
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| Natuna Islands |
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Lingga Islands | ||
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