Pulau Libaran

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Pulau Libaran
LANDSAT image from 1990, with the Turtle Islands in the northeast and the coast of Borneo in the south
LANDSAT picture from 1990, with the Turtle Islands in the northeast and the coast of Borneo in the south
Waters Sulu Lake
Geographical location 6 ° 6 '52 "  N , 118 ° 1' 20"  E Coordinates: 6 ° 6 '52 "  N , 118 ° 1' 20"  E
Pulau Libaran (Malaysia)
Pulau Libaran
length 2.6 km
width 1 km
surface 2.19 km²
Highest elevation 16  m
main place Kampung Pulau Libaran

Pulau Libaran is an island belonging to the Malaysian state of Sabah in the Sulu Sea off the northeast coast of Borneo . The island is located 30 kilometers north of Sandakan and 5 kilometers northeast of the headland Tanjung Pisau, but only 3 kilometers southwest of the Turtle Islands ( Pulau Gulisaan ). The small island of Pulau Kawan is halfway between Pulau Libaran and Tanjung Pisau . Administratively it belongs to the Sandakan district . The island is flat and reaches a height of up to 16 meters. It is 2.6 kilometers long and one kilometer wide. Upstream to the east are three distinctive rocks, White Rock , Tree Rock and Black Rock .

The island is inhabited and has a police station, a school, a mosque, a post office, medical care and tourist accommodation ( Rumah Pelancongan Wildlife ).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sailing Directions (Enroute) - Borneo, Jawa, Sulawesi and Nusa Tenggara (PDF; 5.8 MB), United States Navy Publication 163, sector 10, page 297, 2002; Accessed October 5, 2012
  2. ↑ Topographic Map 1: 100,000: Negeri Sabah Bahagian Sandakan Daerah Sandakan ; Edited by Jabatan Ukur & Permetaan Malaysia, 1st edition, 2008

Remarks

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