Bunting Island

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Bunting Island
Native name:
Pulau Bunting
Bunting Island
Geography
Location Strait of Malacca
Coordinates 5°53′N100°20′E / 5.883°N 100.333°E / 5.883; 100.333
Area0.98 km2 (0.38 sq mi)
Administration
State Flag of Kedah.svg  Kedah
District Yan
Mukim Sungai Daun [1]

Bunting Island (Malay : Pulau Bunting) is the northernmost in a row of islands off Yan District in Kedah, Malaysia. It is also the only one to be linked to the mainland by a bridge. The Bunting Island Bridge connects it to the mainland.

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