Perak Island (Malay: Pulau Perak, Jawi: ڤولاو ڤيراق) is a small rocky island which constitutes the westernmost extremity of Malaysian territory. Its diameter is around 200 meters. The island is a sandstone rock that rises from the Strait of Malacca. It has a steep cliff with a height of more than 100m.
Native name: Pulau Perak | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Strait of Malacca |
| Coordinates | 5°40′50″N 98°56′27″E / 5.68056°N 98.94083°E |
| Area | 0.12 km2 (0.046 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
| State |  Kedah |
| District | Yan |
| Mukim | Yan |
Perak Island is part of the Malaysian state of Kedah, administered under Yan District.[1] It is expected to be designated as a marine protected area.[2] The island is 158 km northwest of Penang, the nearest metropolitan area.
In March 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared off the Malaysian radar near the island.[3][4]
On 25 July 2022, Sultan Sallehuddin of Kedah declared Perak Island as the new reference point for Islamic Calendar calculation, replacing Tanjung Chinchin in Langkawi.[5]
References
edit- ^ "APLIKASI CARIAN KOD DAN NAMA SEMPADAN PENTADBIRAN TANAH (UPI)". Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ "Researching the straits". The Star. 27 July 2004. Archived from the original on 15 August 2004. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
- ^ "Malaysia Airlines MH370: Plane 'changed course'". BBC. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ^ "Malaysia Airlines live: military denies report they tracked plane hundreds of miles off course". The Daily Telegraph. 11 March 2014. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014.
- ^ "Majlis Perasimian Pengisytiharan Pulau Perak Sebagai Titik Rujukan Paling Barat Malaysia Bagi Hitungan Kalendar Islam".
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