Tengah Island

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Tengah Island
Native name:
Pulau Tengah, ڤولاو تڠه
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Tengah Island beach
Tengah Island
Geography
Location South China Sea
Coordinates 2°28′37″N103°57′37″E / 2.47694°N 103.96028°E / 2.47694; 103.96028
ArchipelagoBabi Islands
Area0.54 km2 (0.21 sq mi)
Administration
State Flag of Johor.svg  Johor
District Mersing
Mukim Babi Islands
Additional information
Time zone
Postal code86800

Tengah Island (Malay : Pulau Tengah), also known as Babi Tengah Island (Malay : Pulau Babi Tengah), is a privately owned island in the Mersing District of Johor, Malaysia, located approximately nine nautical miles off the coast of Mersing in the South China Sea. The island covers an area of about 0.54 km2 [1]

In the 1970s the island was a transit camp for Vietnamese refugees fleeing conflict, managed by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The campsite was closed in the early 1980s. [1]

The Malaysian government nominated Tengah Island as a marine park in 1985, recognising its ecological significance. [2]

Tengah Island is home to the Batu Batu resort, which runs the Turtle Watch Camp, a conservation program that includes educational activities, guided tours, and efforts to protect nesting sites. [3]

In 1997, Tengah Island was selected as a filming location for the TV show Expedition Robinson . [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Where Are We". Tengah Island Conservation. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  2. ↑ "Taman Laut Sultan Iskandar - Johor National Parks". 2022-10-26. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
  3. ↑ "Tengah Island Conservation (TIC)". batubatu.com.my.
  4. ↑ Svensson, Niklas (2004). Robinsonboken - Sanningen om Expedition Robinson. Bazar Förlag AB. p. 19. ISBN   91-7028-017-7.


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