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Bangka

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Bang·ka or Ban·ka  (bngk)
An island of western Indonesia in the Java Sea separated from Sumatra by the narrow Strait of Bangka. Tin was discovered here in the early 1700s.
Bangka, Banka [ˈbæŋkə]
n
(Placename) an island in Indonesia, separated from Sumatra by the Bangka Strait. Chief town: Pangkalpinang. Area: about 11 914 sq. km (4600 sq. miles)
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