List of islands of Malaysia
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This is a list of island
s of Malaysia. According to the Department of Survey and Mapping, Malaysia, there are a total of 878 islands and 510 offshore geographical features in Malaysia.
Islands over 200 square kilometres
Disputed islands
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
s of Malaysia. According to the Department of Survey and Mapping, Malaysia, there are a total of 878 islands and 510 offshore geographical features in Malaysia.
Major islands
Islands over 250,000 square kilometres- BorneoBorneoBorneo is the third largest island in the world and is located north of Java Island, Indonesia, at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia....
(shared with IndonesiaIndonesiaIndonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
and BruneiBruneiBrunei , officially the State of Brunei Darussalam or the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace , is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia...
)
Islands over 200 square kilometres
- Pulau Sebatik, Sabah (shared with East KalimantanEast KalimantanEast Kalimantan is the second largest Indonesian province, located on the Kalimantan region on the east of Borneo island. The resource-rich province has two major cities, Samarinda and Balikpapan...
, IndonesiaIndonesiaIndonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
) - Pulau Banggi, Sabah
- Pulau BruitPulau BruitPulau Bruit is an island of Malaysia, part of the state of Sarawak. Located in the Rejang Delta, 150 km northwest of Kuching, under Mukah division in Daro district...
, Sarawak - Pulau LangkawiLangkawiLangkawi, officially known as Langkawi, the Jewel of Kedah is an archipelago of 104 islands in the Andaman Sea, some 30 km off the mainland coast of northwestern Malaysia. The islands are a part of the state of Kedah, which is adjacent to the Thai border...
, Kedah - Penang IslandPenang IslandPenang Island is part of the state of Penang, on the west coat of Peninsular Malaysia. It was named Prince of Wales Island when it was occupied by the British East India Company on 12 August 1786, in honour of the birthday of the Prince of Wales, later King George IV...
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Disputed islands
- Spratly IslandsSpratly IslandsThe Spratly Islands are a group of more than 750 reefs, islets, atolls, cays and islands in the South China Sea. The archipelago lies off the coasts of the Philippines and Malaysia , about one third of the way from there to southern Vietnam. They comprise less than four square kilometers of land...
Minor islands
Islands below 200 square kilometres- Pulau AmanPulau AmanPulau Aman is a small island in Penang, Malaysia. Famously known as the "Island of Peace", it is a home to a traditional Malay village. There are many interesting places to visit in Pulau Aman such as Jalan Telaga Emas, Batu Perompak and the nearby island of Pulau Gedung.It is said that Pulau Aman...
, Penang - Pulau AurPulau AurPulau Aur, known locally as Aur Island, lies about 65 km east of Mersing, Johor, Malaysia. It is part of the Johor Marine Park.Its corals, lagoons and offshore pools make it a tourist attraction...
, Johor - Pulau BalambanganBalambangan IslandBalambangan Island is located off the northern tip of Borneo in the Malaysian state of Sabah. It is part of the Kudat Division and is situated just about 3 kilometres west of Banggi Island....
, Sabah - Pulau BerhalaBerhala Island, SabahBerhala Island is a small forested island situated in Sandakan Bay in Sandakan, Sabah, East Malaysia.The island is approximately 5 hectares in size and has prominent cliffs at its northern end...
, Sabah - Pulau Besar (Malacca)Pulau Besar (Malacca)Pulau Besar is an island off the coast of Malacca, Malaysia, and is located approximately 13 km from the mainland.-How to get there:Visitors can board motorboats at Pernu, Umbai for the short trip to the island, or from the Malacca Pier, located at Melaka Raya. There are also ferries going to Pulau...
, Malacca - Pulau Besar (Johor)Pulau Besar (Johor)Besar Island is an island off the east coast of Johor, Malaysia. It is accessible by boat from Mersing town...
, Mersing, Johor - Pulau BetongPulau BetongPulau Betong is a small island in Penang, Malaysia.Made up of 2 islands, it is approximately in area and is privately owned. Pulau Betong is situated within the parliamentary constituency of P53: Balik Pulau and state seat of N39: Pulau Betong. Represented by MP Yusmadi Yusof in parliament from...
, Penang - Pulau Bidong, Terengganu
- Pulau Bodgaya, Sabah
- Pulau Boheydulang, Sabah
- Pulau Bum Bum, Sabah
- Pulau Carey, Selangor
- Pulau Dayang, Johor
- Pulau Duyung, Terengganu
- Pulau GedungPulau GedungPulau Gedung is a small island in Penang, Malaysia....
, Penang - Pulau GayaPulau GayaPulau Gaya is a sizeable Malaysian island of 1,465 ha, just 10 minutes off Kota Kinabalu, Sabah and forms part of the Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park. Pulau Gaya derived its name from the Bajau word "Gayo" which means big and occupies an area of 15 km² with an elevation of up to 300 metres...
, Sabah - Pulau IndahPulau IndahPulau Indah is an island off the west coast of Selangor, Malaysia. The West Port of Port Klang is located here. It was formerly known as Pulau Lumut....
, Selangor - Pulau JambonganJambongan IslandJambongan Island is located on the northern coast of Sabah in Malaysia. It is one of the largest island in Sabah located in Teluk Paitan in the Sandakan Division. Jambongan town is located on the south-east of the island. The highest point on the island is Buli Gantungan Hill, at a height of 110...
, Sabah - Pulau JerejakJerejakJerejak, or Pulau Jerejak , is a 362 hectare island located off the southeastern tip of Penang, Malaysia, a short ferry ride from Bayan Lepas, Penang...
, Penang - Pulau KapalaiKapalaiKapalai is an island in Malaysia, known for its scuba resorts.The island of Kapalai, just 15 minutes off Sipadan, was a beautiful island two hundred years ago, but now it is only a sand bar. Erosion has reduced the island to sea level and the village now sits on the edge of the extensive Ligitan...
, Sabah - Pulau KapasKapas IslandKapas Island or Pulau Kapas is an island 6 kilometers off the coast of Terengganu, Malaysia. "Kapas" is the malay word for cotton. It features crystal clear seawater, pristine powdery white beaches and untouched tropical jungle. It is promoted as a "snorkeling paradise", with several dive resorts...
, Terengganu - Pulau Jarak, Perak
- Pulau KendiPulau KendiPulau Kendi is a small island in Penang, Malaysia. Pulau Kendi is often frequented by tourists for leisure fishing....
, Penang - Pulau KetamPulau KetamPulau Ketam, literally translated, means "Crab Island". It is a small island located off the coast of Port Klang, Selangor, Malaysia, and was founded circa 1880. The island is easily accessible from the Port Klang jetty by ferry. The "floating houses" that come to view as visitors approach the...
, Selangor - Pulau KlangPulau KlangPulau Klang is an island in Selangor, Malaysia. It has an area of 2.70 km². The island is covered by mangrove swamps.- External links :*...
, Selangor - Pulau KukupPulau KukupPulau Kukup is a mangrove island located at about 1 km offshore from the 150 year-old fishing village of Kukup in Pontian, at the South-western region of the state of Johor, and towards North-west of Tanjung Piai, Peninsular Malaysia. The area of the island is 6.472 square kilometres and is...
, Johor - Pulau KuramanKuraman islandKuraman Island , is a small tropical island belonging to Malaysia in the South China Sea located off the coast of Federal Territory of Labuan. It is sparsely populated and is popular with expatriates, divers and those who travel between Labuan and Brunei...
, Labuan - Pulau LabuanLabuanLabuan is a federal territory in East Malaysia. It is an island off the coast of the state of Sabah. Labuan's capital is Victoria and is best known as an offshore financial centre offering international financial and business services via Labuan IBFC since 1990 as well as being an offshore support...
, Sabah - Pulau Lang TengahLang Tengah IslandLang Tengah Island is an island off the coast of Terengganu, Malaysia. It features crystal clear seawater, white beaches and an untouched tropical jungle...
, Terengganu - Pulau LankayanLankayan IslandLankayan Island is a very small tropical coral resort island in the Sulu Sea, northwest of the island of Borneo, in the state of Sabah, in Malaysia, and 15 km from Sandakan....
, Sabah - Pulau Layang LayangSwallow ReefSwallow Reef, known as Layang-Layang Island in Malaysia, Danwan Jiao in China, Celerio in the Philippines and Đá Hoa Lau in Vietnam, is an uninhabited oceanic atoll of the Spratly Islands situated approximately 300 km northwest of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. Swallow Reef has a total land area of...
, Sabah - Pulau LibaranTurtle Islands National ParkTurtle Islands National Park is located within the Turtle Islands, which lie in the Sulu Sea some 40 kilometers north of Sandakan in Sabah, east Malaysia. It consists of 3 islands - Selingaan, Bakkungan Kechil and Gulisaan , including the surrounding coral reefs and ocean...
, Sabah - Pulau LigitanLigitanLigitan is a small island in Tawau, Sabah, located east of the island of Borneo, in the Celebes Sea. In the past, the island was at the centre of a territorial dispute between Malaysia and Indonesia...
, Sabah - Pulau Lumut, Selangor
- Pulau MabulMabulMabul is a small island off the south-eastern coast of Sabah in Malaysia. The island has been a fishing village since 1970s. Then in 1990s, it first became popular to divers due to its proximity to Sipadan island....
, Sabah - Pulau MalawaliMalawali IslandMalawali is an island in the state of Sabah, Malaysia located in the Sulu Sea. It is located within the Kudat Division, and sits nearby the islands of Banggi and Balambangan. The island is surrounded by coral reefs and is one of the popular diving spot on the north-east coast of Sabah....
, Sabah - Pulau Mamutik, Sabah
- Pulau ManukanPulau ManukanPulau Manukan is the second largest island in the Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park, Malaysia's first marine national park. It is located in the East Malaysian state of Sabah, just off the coast of Kota Kinabalu and is easily accessible by boat....
, Sabah - Pulau MantananiMantanani IslandsThe Mantanani Islands form a small group of three islands off the north-west coast of the state of Sabah, Malaysia, opposite the town of Kota Belud, in northern Borneo. The largest island is Mantanani Besar; the other two are Mantanani Kecil and Lungisan...
, Sabah - Pulau Mataking, Sabah
- Pulau MelakaPulau MelakaMalacca Island or Pulau Melaka is a man-made island in Malacca Town, Malacca, Malaysia.Malacca Island, Malaysia’s first “Twin Island City Centre”, is undertaken by Pulau Kembar Sdn Bhd. A 98.999%-owned subsidiary of Talam...
, Malacca - Pulau PangkorPangkor IslandPulau Pangkor is an island off the coast of Perak in north-west peninsular Malaysia, reached by ferry from Lumut . It has a land area of only 8 square kilometers, and a population of approximately 25,000 islanders...
, Perak - Pulau PayarPulau PayarPulau Payar is one of the many islands off mainland Kedah in the Strait of Malacca. It is situated south of Langkawi, a more famous archipelago. Pulau Payar's status as a marine park offers protection for its diverse marine life...
, Kedah - Pulau PemanggilPulau PemanggilPemanggil Island sits 45 km east of Mersing, the take-off point to most islands off the Southern coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It is situated next to Tioman, requires a 4- to 5-hour ride by boat from Mersing...
, Johor - Pulau PerakPulau PerakPulau Perak is the westernmost extreme of Malaysia. The island is a granite rock that rises from the Straits of Malacca . It is part of the state of Kedah and is a marine protected area....
, Kedah - Pulau PerhentianPerhentian IslandsThe Perhentian Islands lie approximately 10 nautical miles off the coast of northeastern Malaysia inthe state of Terengganu, approximately 40 miles south of the Thai border....
, Terengganu - Pulau RawaPulau RawaRawa Island is a coral island off the east coast of Johor, Malaysia, 16 km by boat from Mersing town. It is popular with tourists from Malaysia and Singapore, who come to enjoy its relatively unspoiled white sand beaches, snorkelling and scuba diving. Nearby islands include Pulau Harimau and Pulau...
, Johor - Pulau RedangRedang IslandRedang Island, locally known as Pulau Redang or just "Redang" is one of the largest islands off the east coast of Malaysia. It is one of nine islands, which form a marine park, and which offer snorkeling and diving opportunities...
, Terengganu - Pulau RimauPulau RimauPulau Rimau is a small island in Penang, Malaysia. It is located off the southeastern coast of Penang island....
, Penang - Pulau Sapi, Sabah
- Pulau Selingan, Sabah
- Pulau Sepanggar, Sabah
- Pulau SibuPulau SibuPulau Sibu, also known as Sibu Island, is a small island off Malaysia's eastern coast, facing the South China Sea. It is actually made up of several islands namely Sibu Besar Island, Sibu Tengah Island, Sibu Kukus Island and Sibu Hujung Island....
, Johor- Pulau Sibu Besar
- Pulau Sibu Tengah
- Pulau Sibu Kukus
- Pulau Sibu Hujung
- Pulau Sipadan, Sabah
- Pulau Sulug, Sabah
- Pulau TabawanTabawanTabawan Island, Tabauawan or Pulau Tabauwan is the highest and largest of a group of heavily wooded islands lying in the southwest quadrant of Darvel Bay , Sabah. It has dual volcanic peaks, and is 275 meters at its highest point. On the south side of the island there is a small bay, or inlet,...
, Sabah - Pulau TengahPulau TengahTengah Island is an uninhabited island. It lies nine nautical miles off the coast of Mersing on the South China Sea off the east coast of Johor, Malaysia. It is 45 minutes away by boat from Mersing....
, Johor - Pulau TenggolPulau TenggolPulau Tenggol or Tenggol Island is an island off the coast of Terengganu, Malaysia. It is the last island in a string of islands that include Pulau Perhentian and Pulau Redang. It is connected by ferry to Dungun on the mainland....
, Terengganu - Pulau TigaPulau TigaPulau Tiga is one of a group of small uninhabited islands in Kimanis Bay off the western coast of Sabah, Malaysia. The islands were formed on September 21, 1897, when an earthquake on Mindanao caused a volcanic eruption near Borneo...
, Sabah - Pulau Tigabu, Sabah
- Pulau TikusPulau TikusPulau Tikus is a small island off the coast of Penang, Malaysia. It should not be confused with a suburb of the same name on the main Penang Island....
, Penang - Pulau Timbun MataTimbun MataTimbun Mata Island is the largest island on the south side of Darvel Bay , in Semporna, Sabah, Malaysia. It is over 26 kilometers long and at the widest is almost 10 kilometers wide. The island is mountainous and was formerly densely wooded. Mt...
- Pulau TinggiPulau TinggiPulau Tinggi, otherwise known as Tinggi Island is a large sparsely inhabited island, which rises 2000 ft above sea level off the east coast of Johor, Malaysia. It was nicknamed the "General's Hat Island" by Chinese seamen hundreds of years ago...
, Johor - Pulau Tioman, Pahang
- Pulau Tukun Perak, Kedah
- Pulau Tukun Tengah, Penang
- Pulau Rusa, Kelantan
- Pulau Wan ManWan ManWan Man is a small island in the state of Terengganu, Malaysia. It is located off the east coast ofTerengganu. It is one of the hundreds of small islands that are part of Malaysia. Pulau Wan Man is the home of Malaysia's Crystal Mosque theme park that was opened in February 2008....
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Other island groups, conservation areas, and national parks
- Tunku Abdul Rahman National ParkTunku Abdul Rahman National ParkThe Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park comprises a group of 5 islands located between 3 to 8 km off Kota Kinabalu. The park is spread over 4,929 hectares, two thirds of which cover the sea. Before the Ice Age, it formed part of the Crocker Range mass of sandstone and sedimentary rock on the mainland...
, Sabah - Tun Sakaran Marine ParkTun Sakaran Marine ParkTun Sakaran Marine Park, also known as Semporna Islands Park, is a marine park located off the east coast of the state of Sabah in Malaysia, on the island of Borneo. It consists of the islands of Bodgaya, Boheydulang, Sebangkat, and Selakan, the sand cays of Maiga, Sibuan, and Mantabuan, and the...
, Sabah - Sugud Islands Marine Conservation AreaSugud Islands Marine Conservation AreaThe Sugud Islands Marine Conservation Area or SIMCA is a Category II MPA in Beluran district in Sabah, Malaysia, comprising Lankayan Island, Billean, Tegaipil and surrounding waters...
, Sabah - Turtle Islands National ParkTurtle Islands National ParkTurtle Islands National Park is located within the Turtle Islands, which lie in the Sulu Sea some 40 kilometers north of Sandakan in Sabah, east Malaysia. It consists of 3 islands - Selingaan, Bakkungan Kechil and Gulisaan , including the surrounding coral reefs and ocean...
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External links
- Malaysian Island Review - Read reviews of Malaysian Islands by tourists