or LINGA, an island of the Malay Archipelago, on the equator, off the N.E. coast of Sumatra, E. Long. 104° 40'. It is about 40 miles in length by 20 miles in breadth. There is a curious mountain in the centre of the island, termed "The Ass's Ears," from the two peaks at the S.W. end. The coast is flat, stretching inland for some miles. Some gold and tin are to be found. The principal products are sago, pepper, farinaceous roots, fruits, and vegetables. The inhabitants are said to be Malays of the purest type, and they are governed by a sultan, whose court is at Rowwala Dal. Pop. 10,000.

LINKÖPING, an ancient town and bishop's see of Sweden, capital of a cognominal län, on the Stånga, 2 miles S. of its junction with Lake Roxen, and 108 miles S.W. of Stockholm. Its streets are rather irregular, but the houses are well built. The chief public buildings are—the Gothic cathedral, the third in importance in Sweden; and the college, to which are attached a library containing upwards of 30,000 volumes, and a museum of natural history, archaeology, and coins. The chief manufactures are stockings and tobacco. Near the bridge which here spans the river the famous battle of Stångbro was fought on the 25th September 1596, between Sigismund and his uncle, afterwards Charles IX., of Sweden, when the latter was victorious. Pop. about 4000.

LINKÖPINGS LAN, of which the above town is capital, lies between Lake Wetter on the W., and the Baltic on the E., and contains an area of 4254 square miles, with (in 1850) 222,484 inhabitants. The Gota and Motala canals traverse it from the Wetter to the Baltic, and communicate with the many lakes of the district. Its chief products are—grain, flax, hops, timber, iron, and lead. Linköping and Norrköping are the two chief towns.