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Siberut

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Siberut

Island, Indonesia. The largest island in the Mentawai group, it lies off the western coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. It is 25 mi (40 km) wide and 70 mi (110 km) long. The coast is low and swampy; the inland is savanna. Agriculture is the chief occupation.



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The epicentre of the quake, which struck at 2:38 pm (0738 GMT), was located 43 kilometres (29 miles) southeast of Siberut island off western Sumatra.
2004 Plant use in spiritual communication with souls by an animistic community in Siberut, Indonesia.
Mentawai islands and some other islands including Batu, Siberut, Nias and Simeuleu were formed through this mechanism and the formation take place in thousands or even millions of years.
 
 
 
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