Ligitan Island
Ligitan is a small island in Tawau, Sabah, located east of the island of Borneo, in the Celebes Sea. In the past, the island was at the centre of a territorial dispute between Malaysia and Indonesia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Malaysia
- Also known as: “Ligitan”
Ligitan Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Sabah, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
Discover Ligitan Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Ligitan Island” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Լիգիտան”
- Azerbaijani: “Ligitan adası”
- Azerbaijani: “Liqitan adası”
- Cebuano: “Pulau Ligitan”
- Chinese: “利吉丹岛”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ليجيتان”
- Finnish: “Ligitan”
- German: “Pulau Ligitan”
- Indonesian: “Pulau Ligitan”
- Japanese: “リギタン島”
- Malay: “Pulau Ligitan”
- Portuguese: “Ligitan”
- Russian: “Лигитан”
- Spanish: “Isla Ligitan”
- Vietnamese: “Ligitan”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Mabul and Kampung Pantau Pantau.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ligitan Group and Pulau Danawan.
Sabah: Must-Visit Destinations
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