Wildlife native to this island include its namesake striped rabbit, and other unique species can be found on the Mentawai islands to its west.
Wildlife native to this island include its namesake striped rabbit, and other unique species can be found on the Mentawai islands to its west. In 2001, military units hired as security for ExxonMobil workers on this island's gas fields were accused of human rights abuses. A province on this island was granted control of the Leuser Ecosystem thanks to an agreement with a separatist movement called GAM. This is the smaller of the two islands to which the largest (*) flower on earth, Rafflesia arnoldii, is endemic. This island's Barisan Mountains include the supervolcano Toba. This island contains the province of Aceh ("ah-chay"), which was hit hard by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. It is separated from the Malay Peninsula by the Strait of Malacca, and is the sixth largest island in the world. For 10 points, name this Indonesian island.
Wildlife native to this island include its namesake striped rabbit, and other unique species can be found on the Mentawai islands to its west.
Sumatra (or Sumatera)