Back أرخبيل رياو Arabic Archipiélagu de Riau AST Рыау (архіпелаг) Byelorussian Arxipèlag de Riau Catalan Kepulauan Riau (kapuloan sa Indonesya) CEB Riau-Inseln German Archipiélago de Riau Spanish Riau uhartedia Basque Îles Riau (archipel) French Riau Galician
The Riau Archipelago is a geographic term (as opposed to administrative region) for the core group of islands within the Riau Islands Province in Indonesia, and located south of Singapore and east of Riau on Sumatra. Before the province of Riau Islands was formed, there was no ambiguity in term; however, in Indonesian language, both the archipelago and administrative province are referred to simply as "Kepulauan Riau". The province may have the word "Provinsi" preceding it for clarity. Additionally, the term BBK for Batam Bintan Karimun may refer to the archipelago.