Pulau Omadal

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Pulau Omadal
Location of Pulau Bum Bum on the southeastern edge of Darvel Bay
Location of Pulau Bum Bum on the southeastern edge of Darvel Bay
Waters Celebes Sea
Geographical location 4 ° 25 ′ 0 ″  N , 118 ° 45 ′ 0 ″  E Coordinates: 4 ° 25 ′ 0 ″  N , 118 ° 45 ′ 0 ″  E
Pulau Omadal (Malaysia)
Pulau Omadal
length 1.6 km
width 1.6 km
surface 1.1 km²
main place Kg.Omadal

Pulau Omadal or Pulau Omadel is an island belonging to the Malaysian state of Sabah on the southeastern edge of Darvel Bay, which is open to the Celebes Sea . The island is located in the Semporna district of the Tawau Division . It is located about one kilometer southeast of Pulau Bum Bum and parts of it are densely forested. The island is irregularly shaped, but is reminiscent of an upside-down triangle with a bay on the west side. The edge lengths of this triangle are about 1.6 kilometers. The island is largely flat; the top height of the forest is given as 46 m. The island is separated from Pulau Bum Bum by a two kilometer wide strait.

Demographics

The island is populated on the western tip facing the neighboring island Pulau Bum Bum; mainly with Bajau . In addition to fishing, the cultivation and extraction of seaweed has recently become a source of income for the local population.

Attractions

A small tombstone museum has been set up on Pulau Omadal.

literature

  • Yap Beng Liang: "Orang Bajau Pulau Omadal: aspek-aspek budaya" , Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Kementerian Pendidikan, Malaysia, 1993, ISBN 9836224866

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sailing Directions (Enroute) - Borneo, Jawa, Sulawesi and Nusa Tenggara (PDF; 5.8 MB), United States Navy Publication 163, sector 10, page 283, 2002; Accessed August 24, 2012
  2. ↑ New Straits Times: Success story of seaweed farming  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on May 16, 2003; Accessed August 28, 2012@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.biotek.gov.my  
  3. ↑ Tombstone Muzium At Pulau Omadal Semporna ; Accessed August 28, 2012

Remarks

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