Tengah Island
Tengah Island (Malay: Pulau Tengah) is a privately owned island in Mersing District, Johor, Malaysia. It is located nine nautical miles off the coast of Mersing on the South China Sea.
Native name: Pulau Tengah, ڤولاو تڠه | |
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| Location | South China Sea |
| Coordinates | 2°28′37″N 103°57′37″E |
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| State | Johor |
Tengah Island is 16 km off the coast of Besar Island, and is a 45-minute boat ride away. During the 1970s, the island became famous as a Vietnamese refugee transit campsite,[1] which was subsequently closed in the early 1980s.
The island was the first location for the filming of the TV show Expedition Robinson in 1997.[2]
In 1985, Tengah Island was one of a few islands nominated by the Malaysian government as a Marine Park.
The island is home to a resort called Batu Batu. The resort runs a conservation program called Turtle Watch Camp. Marine biologists working with Turtle Watch Camp have built a hatchery to preserve sea turtle eggs until they hatch.
See also
References
- Lundberg, Jakob. "Tengah, Robinsonön". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- Panas, Dan (29 February 2000). ""Skandal-reglerna" tillbaka i Robinson". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
