Perak Island
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. It is expected to be designated as a marine protected area. 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.
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.
References
- ^ "APLIKASI CARIAN KOD DAN NAMA SEMPADAN PENTADBIRAN TANAH (UPI)". Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ "Researching the straits". The Star. 27 July 2004. Archived from the original on 15 August 2004. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
- ^ "Malaysia Airlines MH370: Plane 'changed course'". BBC. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Majlis Perasimian Pengisytiharan Pulau Perak Sebagai Titik Rujukan Paling Barat Malaysia Bagi Hitungan Kalendar Islam".
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