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The highlands descend rapidly to a wide plain that is separated from the northeastern coast by a belt of swamps as much as 150 miles (240 km) wide. The southern portion of the Barisan Mountains extends along the western border of South Sumatra and is surmounted by volcanic cones with an average elevation of 8,000 feet (2,400 metres), including Mount Dempo (10,364 feet ) and Mount Resagi (7,323 feet ). Palembang is the provincial capital and largest city. It is bounded to the north by the province of Jambi, to the east by the Bangka Strait, across which lies the island province of Bangka Belitung, to the southeast by the Java Sea, to the south by the province of Lampung, and to the west by the province of Bengkulu. South Sumatra, Indonesian Sumatera Selatan, propinsi (or provinsi province), southern Sumatra, Indonesia. SpaceNext50 Britannica presents SpaceNext50, From the race to the Moon to space stewardship, we explore a wide range of subjects that feed our curiosity about space!.Learn about the major environmental problems facing our planet and what can be done about them! Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.

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