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Pineung Destination Guide

Touring Pineung in Indonesia

Pineung in the region of Aceh is located in Indonesia - some 1,158 mi or ( 1863 km ) North-West of Jakarta , the country's capital city .

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Time in Pineung is now 10:44 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Jakarta " with a UTC offset of 7 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Phuket, Phangnga, Krabi, Ao Luek, and Medan. Being here already, consider visiting Phuket . Check out our recommendations for Pineung ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Bay of Bengal

The Bay of Bengal, the largest bay in the world, forms the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean. Roughly triangular in shape, it is bordered mostly by India and Sri Lanka to the west, Bangladesh to the north, and Burma (Myanmar) and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to the east. Before the arrival of the British to India it was known as "Kalinga Sagar". The Bay of Bengal occupies an area of 2,172,000 km².

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Located at 5.73 95.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Bangladesh–Burma border, Bangladesh–India border, Bay of Bengal, Geography of Southeast Asia, Marginal seas of the Indian Ocean, Maritime archaeology

Andaman Sea

The Andaman Sea or Burma Sea is a body of water to the southeast of the Bay of Bengal, south of Burma (Myanmar), west of Thailand and east of the Andaman Islands, India; it is part of the Indian Ocean. The sea has been traditionally used for fishery and transportation of goods between the coastal countries and its coral reefs and islands are popular tourist destinations. The fishery and tourist infrastructure was severely damaged by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.

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Located at 5.53 95.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: Andaman Sea, Back-arc basins, Bay of Bengal, Burma–India border, Burma–Thailand border, Geography of Southeast Asia, Indonesia–Thailand border, Malaysia–Thailand border, Marine ecoregions, Seas of the Indian Ocean

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