Pulau Malawali

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Pulau Malawali
Waters Sulu Lake
Geographical location 7 ° 3 ′ 0 ″  N , 117 ° 18 ′ 0 ″  E Coordinates: 7 ° 3 ′ 0 ″  N , 117 ° 18 ′ 0 ″  E
Pulau Malawali (Malaysia)
Pulau Malawali
length 8.3 km
width 6 km
surface 39 km²
Highest elevation 138  m
main place Paramuan
Location of Pulau Malawali in the Sulu Sea
Location of Pulau Malawali in the Sulu Sea

Pulau Malawali is an island belonging to the Malaysian state Sabah in the Sulu Sea off the northern tip of Borneo . The island is located at the end of the Banggi South Straits , about 12 kilometers southeast of Pulau Banggi and 12 kilometers northeast of the mainland belonging to the Pitas district . Administratively, however, it belongs to the Kudat district . The hilly island rises up to 138 meters from the sea. It is 8.3 kilometers long and 6 kilometers wide.

Individual evidence

  1. Sailing Directions (Enroute) - Borneo, Jawa, Sulawesi and NUsa Tenggara (PDF; 5.8 MB), United States Navy Publication 163, sector 10, page 300, 2002; Accessed September 18, 2012

Remarks

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