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Madsingo Destination Guide
Explore Madsingo in Indonesia
Madsingo in the region of North Sumatra is a town in Indonesia - some 810 mi or ( 1304 km ) North-West of Jakarta , the country's capital city .
Current time in Madsingo is now 08:59 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Jakarta " with a UTC offset of 7 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Parapat, Panguruan, Medan, Lasarabagawo, and Ehosaghoji. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Parapat . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Madsingo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Mike Quane surfing Lagundri Bay, Nias, Sumatra, Indonesia_August 6th, 2012
Morning session ..
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Interesting facts about this location
1861 Sumatra earthquake
The 1861 Sumatra earthquake occurred on February 16, 1861. It was the last in a sequences of earthquakes that ruptured adjacent parts of the Sumatran segment of the Sunda megathrust. It caused a devastating tsunami which led to several thousand fatalities. The earthquake was felt as far away as the Malay peninsula and the eastern part of Java. The rupture area for the 2005 Sumatra earthquake is similar to that estimated for the 1861 event.
Located at 1.00 97.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Nias
Nīas is an island off the western coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. Nias (Kepulauan Nias) is also the name of the archipelago, containing the Hinako archipelago. Nias Island covers an area of 5,121.3 km (including minor offshore islands). It is mostly a lowland area rising to around 800 m above sea level. There were 756,762 inhabitants on the island (including minor offshore islands) at the 2010 Census.
Located at 1.10 97.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Hinako
Hinako Islands is a group of small islands off the coast of Nias Island in the North Sumatra Province of Indonesia. The islands are a popular surfing destination, especially Bawa Island, and nearby Asu Island.
Located at 0.83 97.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
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Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.