belitung

belitung is an island on the east coast of sumatra, indonesia in the java sea. the island is known for its pepper and for its tin. it was in the possession of the british from 1812 until the british ceded control of the island to the dutch in the anglo dutch treaty of 1824. its main town is tanjung pandan.

the mainly tourist destinations are beaches and islands/islets. the beaches are tanjung tinggi beach and tanjung kelayang beach which both have blue clear water, sand, and rocky beaches. the islands/islets are batu berlayar island which full of granite, pasir island which is made of sand and submerged during high tide, bird islet (pulau burong) which can be accessed from tanjung binga beach by walking when low tide, lengkuas island which is home of 129 years old lighthouse and a good lace for snorkeling, babi island and kelayang islet