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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | South East Asia |
| Coordinates | 3°00′S100°20′E / 3.000°S 100.333°E /-3.000; 100.333 |
| Archipelago | Mentawai Islands |
| Area | 860.88 km2 (332.39 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
Indonesia | |
| Province | West Sumatra |
| Regency | Mentawai Islands |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 9,373 (2020 Census) |
| Pop. density | 10.9/km2 (28.2/sq mi) |
South Pagai (Indonesian:Pagai Selatan) is one of theMentawai Islands of the west coast ofSumatra inIndonesia. The island is south ofNorth Pagai (orPagai Utara) Island. The population figure given for South Pagai (box to the right) refers to South Pagai District alone. The largely unpopulated south portion of Sikakap District covers the northern part of South Pagai Island, as well as various small islands in the strait between the two islands (the rest of Sikakap District, with most of its population, forms the southern part of North Pagai Island).
TheSeptember 2007 Sumatra earthquakes were located near these islands, producing coastal uplift, enlarging nearby islands and even producing six new ones.[1] The2010 Mentawai earthquake and tsunami also struck off its southwest coast, causing a tsunami.
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South Pagai and its surrounding outer islands include surf breaks. The surf breaks in this region were affected during the 2007 seismic event where the reefs raised approximately 6 feet in the southernmost tip of Mentawai. Due to this, the surf breaks were altered, and new surf breaks were added.
The breaks in the area include:
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