- Redang Island
Redang Island, locally known as Pulau Redang or just "Redang" is one of the largest islands off the east coast of
Malaysia . It is a popular holiday island for Malaysians, most of whom come on package deals to one of the resorts. Redang is one of nine islands, which form a marine park, and which offersnorkeling anddiving opportunities. Access is from Merang orKuala Terengganu on boats operated by the resorts; there is also a small airport with services operated byBerjaya Air fromSingapore (Seletar Airport ) andKuala Lumpur (Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport ).The island is also an important conservation site for
sea turtle s. Previously, the indiscriminate economic exploitation of turtle eggs had caused fewer turtles returning to nest on the island. This has led the Terengganu state government to set up the Koperasi Setiajaya Pulau Redang in1989 , a cooperative aiming to develop and manage socio-economic programmes that could improve the livelihood of Pulau Redang locals without endangering its natural resources.Fact|date=December 2007The waters around Pulau Redang also contain two historic shipwrecks. H.M.S Prince of Wales and H.M.S Repulse were sunk here at the start of
World War II , setting the stage for the Japanese occupation of Malaya.The Pulau Redang
archipelago comprises Pulau Redang, Pulau Lima, Pulau Paku Besar, Pulau Paku Kecil, Pulau Kerengga Kecil, Pulau Kerengga Besar, Pulau Ekor Tebu, Pulau Ling and Pulau Pinang. Pulau Redang is the biggest of all the islands in theMarine Park , measuring about 7 km long and 6 km wide. It's highest peak is Bukit Besar at 359 metres above sea level. The boundary of the Pulau Redang Marine Park is established by a line linking all points convert|2|nmi|km from the shores of Pulau Redang, Pulau Lima, Pulau Ekor Tebu and Pulau Pinang. The other nearby islands of Pulau Perhentian Besar, Pulau Perhentian Kecil, Pulau Lang Tengah, Pulau Kapas and Pulau Susu Dara are also gazetted and protected as Marine Parks. Today, only the bigger islands like Redang, Lang Tengah, Perhentian and Kapas have resort facilities for visitors. The management of Marine Parks primarily involves protection of the sensitive marine and terrestrial ecosystems by controlling the impact from human activities. These include waste & pollution management and conservation ofcoral reef s and terrestrial habitats.The 2000 film, Summer Holiday was filmed on the Laguna Redang resort, and a replica of the tea house now serves as the resort's gift shop.
ee also
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List of islands of Malaysia
*List of islands in the South China Sea
*Summer Holiday (2000 film) References
External links
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* [http://www.umt.edu.my/seatru/ SEATRU] - A sea turtle project in Redang, Malaysia
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