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Geographically speaking, the islands East of Sumatra may be divided into three groups. From North to South these are firstly the islands close to the shore of the main island, viz. Rupat, Bengkalis, Padang, Rangsang and Tebingtinggi; secondly the Riau-Lingga archipelago, and thirdly Bangka and Belitung (Billiton).
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Voorhoeve, P. (1955). The Islands East of Sumatra. In: Critical Survey Of Studies On The Languages of Sumatra. Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-0522-2_8
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