The Rukan Islands (Kepulauan Rukan in Indonesian language), also known as the Three Brothers, is a group of three small islands at the south entrance of Durian Strait, in the Riau Islands Province of Indonesia, off the north coast of Sumatra near Singapore.[1][2] The group extends about 7.2 km north to south, and is surrounded by many dangerous wrecks.[3]

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  1. ^ a b c d e f J. W. Reed and J. W. King (1867), The China sea directory, pages 219–220. British Admiralty Hydrographics Office.
  2. ^ a b c d Wikimapia, Kepulauan Rukan. Accessed on 2012-07-03.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Sailing Directions (Enroute), Strait of Malacca and Sumatra National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, USA. Archived 2014-03-13 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Rukan Selatan Light. Lighthouse Digest website, Accessed on 2012-07-03.

0°34′36″N 103°46′23″E / 0.576635°N 103.773148°E / 0.576635; 103.773148