Pulau Danawan

Pulau Danawan
Location of Pulau Danawan in the Celebes Sea
Waters	Celebes Sea
Geographical location	4 ° 18 '22 "  N , 118 ° 51' 28"  E Coordinates: 4 ° 18 '22 "  N , 118 ° 51' 28"  E
length	1.2 km
width	1 km
surface	44 ha
Highest elevation	17  m

Danawan ( Mal. Pulau Danawan ) is an island belonging to Malaysia in the Celebes Sea . It is located about 35 kilometers southeast of Semporna and 100 kilometers east of Tawau off the east coast of Borneo .

description

The approximately 0.44 square kilometer island has the shape of a dented diamond, extends in the north-south extension over a length of 1.2 kilometers and is up to one kilometer wide in the east-west extension. The wooded, mostly flat island rises a few meters from the sea and reaches a height of 17 meters in the north and east. On the west side of the island there is a Bajau settlement .

Pulau Danawan belongs together with the islands of Pulau Kapalai , Pulau Mabul , Pulau Ligitan , Pulau Si Amil and Pulau Sipadan to the so-called "Ligitan Group".

Others

Pulau Danawan is often confused with the island of Pulau Dinawan on the west coast of Sabah .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Sailing Directions (Enroute) - Borneo, Jawa, Sulawesi and NUsa Tenggara (PDF; 5.8 MB), United States Navy Publication 163, sector 10, page 282, 2002; Accessed August 24, 2012
2. ↑ Ligitan Coral Shelf - Diving Guide ( Memento of the original from November 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 1.5 MB); Accessed July 12, 2012 

Remarks

1. ↑ The values ​​were approximately determined by evaluating the satellite image from google maps.