Billiton

Billiton, or Blitong, an island in the E. Indies belonging lo the Dutch, lies between Sumatra and Borneo, and has an area of about 20,000 square miles. From 1812 to 1824 it belonged to England, who ceded it to Holland. Among its products are tortoises, edible birds'-nests, rice, iron, tin, pepper, and timber.