Nikoi Island (Indonesia)

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Pulau Nikoi is a 15-hectare (37-acre) resort island located 8 kilometres (5 mi) off the east coast of Bintan, Indonesia, approximately 85 kilometres (53 mi) southeast of Singapore. The leasehold for the island was purchased by Australian Andrew Dixon in 2005 and developed, with the aid of a group of friends, into a boutique private island resort named Nikoi Island. The resort opened in 2007, and as of 2020 consists of 18 beach houses. The island has been ranked as one of the best private islands in the world by Condé Nast Traveller and reviewed extensively by the world's travel press. The island has a maximum height of 30 metres, and consists of white sand beaches studded with white granite boulders, with coral reef off-shore. ⅔ of the island is Banyan forest, home to various bird species, while turtles are said to nest on the island's beaches. The resort was built and is operated with sustainability in mind. The structures have been built with the use of driftwood as the main construction material and alang alang grass as roofing. A double-layered roof design improves ventilation and means that rooms do not require air conditioning. Solar panels are use for heating water and a 52.5 kWp hybrid solar PV array and 77 kW battery bank provides renewal energy for up to 22 hours a day. In 2017 Nikoi established a 7 ha farm following permaculture principles on the mainland of Bintan

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