Bangka
Americannoun
noun
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Crocodiles are a protected species in Indonesia, but in Bangka Island, they are usually killed after an attack - rather than being handed over to a local conservation agency.
From BBC • Oct. 21, 2023
The small homeless population is concentrated in Bangka Park and the main train station.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2020
Air Force spokesman Hadi Thahjanto said two C-130 Hercules planes were focusing their search efforts in areas northeast of Indonesia's Bangka island, which lies roughly halfway between Surabaya and Singapore, in the Java Sea.
From Reuters • Dec. 29, 2014
For example Friends of the Earth is running a campaign to get Apple to take responsibility for how tin is mined in Bangka, in Indonesia.
From Forbes • Nov. 8, 2013
It has already been stated that this tin is the produce of the island of Bangka, situated near the mouth of the river, which may be considered as an entire hill of tin-sand.
From The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants by Marsden, William
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