Carey Island

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Carey Island
Native name:
Pulau Carey
ڤولاو كاري
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Aerial view of Carey Island alongside Langat River (foreground) in 2023.
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Carey Island
Carey Island
Geography
Location Malacca Straits
Coordinates 2°52′N101°22′E / 2.867°N 101.367°E / 2.867; 101.367 Coordinates: 2°52′N101°22′E / 2.867°N 101.367°E / 2.867; 101.367
Administration
Malaysia
State Selangor

Carey Island (Malay : Pulau Carey) is an island in Selangor, Malaysia. [1] It is administered by the Zone 17 of the Kuala Langat Municipal Council. Carey Island is located to the south of Port Klang and north of Banting town. It is a huge island separated from the Selangor coast by the Langat River, connected by two bridges from Chodoi and Teluk Panglima Garang near Banting [2] and a bridge from Pulau Indah and Pulau Carey.

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History

It was named after Edward Valentine John Carey, an English planter in Malaya who acquired the island from Sultan Sir Alaeddin Sulaiman Shah of Selangor to start rubber plantations. Since then, and until now, the island has been known as Carey Island or Pulau Carey. Carey began a plantation industry under the company Jugra Land and Carey Ltd. Rubber was introduced to Carey Island in 1905 and a permanent work force was established in 1907. Despite its name, many locals from Klang do not consider it a real island compared to Crab Island due to its proximity to the mainland and the river that separates it from the mainland is practically a stream.

Features

It is famous for its seafood such as crabs, prawns, and various fishes. The island has palm oil plantations owned by Sime Darby Plantations. It is an initial settlement area for the Mah-Meri (pronounced  [max mri] ), one of the aborigine Orang Asli tribes of Malaysia. They have assimilated into modern life, with jobs in the nearby plantations and farms, but they retain their unique culture and way of life. Apart from exhibitions of their traditional dances and music, the Mah Meri are particularly known for their votive sculptures, fashioned from a kind of swamp hardwood known as "Nyireh Batu".

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References

  1. "Pulau Carey". VisitSelangor.com. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  2. "Gamitan Pulau Carey". Ww1.utusan.com.my. Archived from the original on 2019-01-19. Retrieved 2019-01-18.