- published: 23 Aug 2013
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Sumatra (Indonesian: Sumatera) is an island in western Indonesia, westernmost of the Sunda Islands. It is the largest island entirely in Indonesia (two larger islands, Borneo and New Guinea, are shared between Indonesia and other countries) and the sixth largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 with a population of 50,365,538. Its biggest city is Medan with a population of 2,109,330.
Sumatra forms an elongated landmass spanned diagonal northwest — southeast axis. The Indian Ocean borders the west, northwest and southwest sides of Sumatra with the island chain of Simeulue, Nias and Mentawai bordering along the southwestern coast. On the northeast side the narrow Strait of Malacca separates the island from Malay Peninsula, an extension of Eurasian continent. On the southeast the narrow Sunda Strait separates Sumatra from Java. The northern tip of Sumatra borders the Andaman islands, while on the lower eastern side are the islands of Bangka and Belitung, Karimata Strait and the Java Sea. The Bukit Barisan mountains, which contain several active volcanoes, forms the backbone of the island, while the northeast sides are outlying lowlands with swamps, mangrove and complex river systems. The equator crosses the island at its center on West Sumatra and Riau provinces. The climate of the island is tropical, hot and humid with lush tropical rain forest originally dominating the landscape.
Everyone needs someone to touch them
Everyone needs someone to hold
So why’s it so damn hard to love when we’re alone
I’ve lived a lifetime telling stories
About the way we live and die
When love was born it was a mystery
I’m yet to find
And when I wake up in the morning
There is a twinkle in my eye
That maybe someday you will meet me
In the light
I’ll let you whisper
I’ll let you hold me
Do what you came to
You are the only
I will not cry out
I will not fight you
I’ll let you have me
All that you want to
I’ll give you sunsets
I’ll give you kisses
I’ll give you songs that
That no one else hears
It’s not enough love
Until you know me
Until you touch me