Mentok (Indonesia)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Mentok (Indonesia)
Other forms of name
Muntok (Indonesia)
Minto (Indonesia)
Mintao (Indonesia)
Coordinates
105.1668617 105.1668617 -2.064715811 -2.064715811 (gooearth )
Associated country
Indonesia
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 145540629
Wikidata: Q1948643
Library of congress: n 89219097
Sources of Information
  • BGN Indo., 1968(Mentok; Muntok, ppl, 2°04ʹS, 105°11ʹE)
  • Somers Heidhues, M.F. Bangka tin and Mentok pepper, c1992:t.p. (Mentok) p. ii (Minto; Mintao) p. 7 (a town in Bangka Island)
  • BGN Indo., 1968(Mentok; Muntok, ppl, 2p0s04ʹS, 105p0s11ʹE)

Wikipedia description:

Muntok (Indonesian pronunciation: [ˈmun̪t̪ɔʔ]; Chinese: 文岛) or, more commonly, Mentok (Indonesian pronunciation: [mən̪ˈt̪ɔʔ]) is a town in the Indonesian province of Bangka-Belitung on the island of Sumatra. The capital of West Bangka Regency (Bangka Barat), it is the site of the biggest tin smelter on the world. Mentok refers to the tip of the island.

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