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UTC time: 2005-03-28 16:09:37: ISC event: 7486110: USGS-ANSSComCat: Local date: 28 March 2005 (): Local time: 23:09:37: Magnitude: 8.6 M w [1]: Depth: 30.0 km (18.6 mi) [1] Epicenter: 1]: Fault: Sunda megathrust: Type: Megathrust: Areas affected: Indonesia: Max. intensity: MMI VIII (Severe) [2]: Tsunami: 3.0 m (9.8 ft) at Simeulue: Landslides: Yes: Casualties: 915–1,314 deaths [3] 340 ...
Soil contamination, soil pollution, or land pollution as a part of land degradation is caused by the presence of xenobiotic (human-made) chemicals or other alteration in the natural soil environment.
Various definitions of pollution exist, which may or may not recognize certain types, such as noise pollution or greenhouse gases.The United States Environmental Protection Administration defines pollution as "Any substances in water, soil, or air that degrade the natural quality of the environment, offend the senses of sight, taste, or smell, or cause a health hazard.
Sound is defined as "(a) Oscillation in pressure, stress, particle displacement, particle velocity, etc., propagated in a medium with internal forces (e.g., elastic or viscous), or the superposition of such propagated oscillation.
The islands of Indonesia, also known as the Indonesian Archipelago (Kepulauan Indonesia) or Nusantara, may refer either to the islands composing the country of Indonesia or to the geographical groups which include its islands. [3]
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.
The former name of this river island was Peria Island, peria being the Malay word that means 'bittergourd', alluding to the shape of the island. The name was changed to Duyong, a Malay word that means 'mermaid', after the residents of the island were allegedly reported to see two mermaids landing on its shore.
Rempang Island (Indonesian: pulau Rempang) is an Indonesian island, located 2.5 km southeast of the neighbouring Batam Island, with the total land mass size of 165.83 km 2. [1] Rempang Island belongs to the three- interconnected islands group of Riau Archipelago known as Barelang (an abbreviation of Batam-Rempang- Galang ), and administratively ...