Simatang Island
Native name:
Pulau Simatang
Geography
LocationCentral Sulawesi, Indonesia
Coordinates01°02′35.16″N 120°23′01″E / 1.0431000°N 120.38361°E / 1.0431000; 120.38361
Adjacent toCelebes sea

Simatang Island (id:Pulau Simatang) is an island in the Celebes sea off the north-central coast of Sulawesi. The island is administered as part of the Indonesian province of Central Sulawesi.[1]

Description

The island is covered in greenery and is famous for its level of marine diversity.[2] In the 1960s, the island was described as being heavily wooded with extensive reefs surrounding it.[3]

Simatang was used as a reference point during World War II. In one notable instance, American president Franklin Delano Roosevelt requested to see Simatang island on a map. When the White House staff and the United States navy were unable to find an accurate map showing Simatang, the National Geographic Society was contacted to provide a map. This incident spurred the society to create a special map cabinet for President Roosevelt, starting a tradition of the society gifting maps to US presidents.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Simatang island in North Dampal District, Toli-Toli Regency, Central Sulawesi Province". www.nomor.net. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
  2. ↑ "BOKI". BOKI. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
  3. ↑ Office, United States Hydrographic (1962). Publications ... U.S. Government Printing Office.
  4. ↑ Garver, John B. "The President's Map Cabinet." Imago Mundi 49 (1997): 153-57. Accessed December 23, 2020. JSTOR 1151341.
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