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BelitungenUK
Belitung (bɪˈliːtʊŋ) n (Placename) another name for BillitonBe•li•tung (bɛˈli tɒŋ) also Billiton n. an island in Indonesia, between Borneo and Sumatra. 100,000; 1866 sq. mi. (4833 sq. km). BelitungenUK
Belitung (bĕlē`tŏng), island (1990 pop. 192,972), 1,866 sq mi (4,833 sq km), Indonesia, in the Java Sea midway between Sumatra and Borneo. It has valuable tin mines (government-owned), worked chiefly by Chinese labor. Belitung is also known for its pepper. Ceded to the British by the sultan of Palembang in 1812, it later became a Dutch possession. The chief town and port is Tandjungpandan. It was formerly called Billiton. |