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Encyclopedia Britannica



NIAS

This article appears in Volume V19, Page 637 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: NEW-NUM
NIAS , the largest island in the chain off the. west
coast
  of Sumatra, Dutch
East
  Indies, lying about 1 N., 970 30' E. It is roughly oblong in form, measuring about 8o m. by 28, and appears to be partly of volcanic origin and to consist partly of older rocks corresponding with those of Sumatra. Its extreme
elevation
  is about 2300 ft. A number of islets (Nako, Bunga, &c.) lie off the west and north coasts. The island is thickly populated by a
pagan
  people, who by some authorities, including F. Junghuhn, have been associated with the Battas, but are probably a distinct branch of the pre-Malayan or Indonesian race. Slavery and head-hunting are universal, despite the efforts of Dutch and German missionary societies. The natives are skilled in
such crafts as weaving and metal-
work
 , as well as in agriculture time, finding him asleep, he stabbed him; but
Sigurd
 , before he died, and road-making. Coco-nut oil is produced on Nias and also
more especially on the Nako group. A Dutch
commissioner
  is established at Gunong Sitoli on the
east
 
coast
 , a
settlement
  of Malay and Chinese traders.


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