Rimau Island is an islet off the southeastern tip of Penang Island in the Malaysian state of Penang. The islet was once referred to by French cartographers as Île Cayment (Île Caïman in modern French spelling).[1]
Native name: Pulau Rimau | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Strait of Malacca |
| Coordinates | 05°14′51″N 100°16′21″E / 5.24750°N 100.27250°E |
| Administration | |
| State |  Penang |
| City |  George Town |
| District | Southwest |
| Mukim | Bayan Lepas |
Located nearly 832 m (0.517 miles) from Penang Island, this uninhabited islet is now home to an active lighthouse, which was built by the British in 1885.[2][3][4] This particular lighthouse, a 17 m (56 ft) round cylindrical cast iron tower with lantern and gallery, as well as a single-storey house for the lightkeeper, serves as a beacon for vessels entering the Penang Strait from the south.[3][4]
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- ^ Eugene Quah (March 2024). "A Short History of Pulau Rimau". Penang Monthly. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ Amiruddin, A. r. "Living the lighthouse life - Views | The Star Online". Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Guardian angels of ships". NST Online. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ a b Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of West Malaysia West Coast". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
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