Pulau Tigabu

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Pulau Tigabu
Waters Sulu Lake
Geographical location 6 ° 53 '19 "  N , 117 ° 28' 29"  E Coordinates: 6 ° 53 '19 "  N , 117 ° 28' 29"  E
Pulau Tigabu (Malaysia)
Pulau Tigabu
length 1.7 km
width 1 km
surface 1.4 km²
Highest elevation 43  m
Residents about 700
500 inhabitants / km²
main place Kg.Pulau Tibagu
Location of Pulau Tigabu in the Sulu Sea
Location of Pulau Tigabu in the Sulu Sea

Tigabu Island is the Malaysian state of Sabah owned island in the Sulu Sea off the northern tip of Borneo . The island is 14 kilometers north of Pulau Jambongan , about 22 kilometers southeast of Pulau Malawali and 23 kilometers northeast of the mainland belonging to the Pitas district . Administratively, however, it belongs to the Kudat district . The island rises steadily from north to south and reaches a height of up to 43 meters. It is 1.7 kilometers long and one kilometer wide. At the highest point there is a 12 meter high lattice mast.

About 700 people live in 105 houses on the island. Most of them are Ubian, a subgroup of the Bajau , who earn their living fishing or raising sea ​​cucumbers. The island has a small school (SK Pulau Tigabu, Banggi) and a police station.

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 October 5, 2012
  2. ↑ Pulau Tigabu  ( 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. , Blog page with pictures; Accessed October 5, 2012@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / seafolks3096.blogspot.de  

Remarks

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