Perak Island

Island of Malaysia

Perak Island

Native name:

Pulau Perak

Geography
Location| Strait of Malacca
Coordinates| 5°40′50″N 98°56′27″E﻿ / ﻿5.68056°N 98.94083°E﻿ / 5.68056; 98.94083
Area| 0.12 km2 (0.046 sq mi)
Administration

Malaysia

State|  Kedah
District| Yan
Mukim| Yan

Perak Island (Malay: Pulau Perak, Jawi: ڤولاو ڤيراق) is a small rocky island which constitutes the westernmost extremity of Malaysian territory. Its diameter is around 200 meters. The island is a sandstone rock that rises from the Strait of Malacca. It has a steep cliff with a height of more than 100m.

Perak Island is part of the Malaysian state of Kedah, administered under Yan District.[1] It is expected to be designated as a marine protected area.[2] The island is 158 km northwest of Penang, the nearest metropolitan area.

In March 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared off the Malaysian radar near the island.[3][4]

On 25 July 2022, Sultan Sallehuddin of Kedah declared Perak Island as the new reference point for Islamic Calendar calculation, replacing Tanjung Chinchin in Langkawi.[5]

## References

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1. ^ "APLIKASI CARIAN KOD DAN NAMA SEMPADAN PENTADBIRAN TANAH (UPI)". Retrieved 26 August 2023.
2. ^ "Researching the straits". The Star. 27 July 2004. Archived from the original on 15 August 2004. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
3. ^ "Malaysia Airlines MH370: Plane 'changed course'". BBC. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
4. ^ "Malaysia Airlines live: military denies report they tracked plane hundreds of miles off course". The Daily Telegraph. 11 March 2014. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014.
5. ^ "Majlis Perasimian Pengisytiharan Pulau Perak Sebagai Titik Rujukan Paling Barat Malaysia Bagi Hitungan Kalendar Islam".

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