Pangkor Island
Pangkor Island is in Perak, on the west coast of peninsular Malaysia, about 100 km west of Ipoh and halfway between Kuala Lumpur and Penang.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Pulau Pangkur” and “陈公岛”
- Historically known as: “Great Dinding Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pangkor Airport and Dutch Fort.
Pangkor Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Bacon Noodles, Public domain.
Pangkor Airport is an airport on Pangkor Island, Manjung District, Perak, Malaysia. The airport is complemented by Sitiawan Airport located in the mainland.
Dutch Fort
Photo: Gryffindor, Public domain.
The Dutch Fort is a fort on Pangkor Island, Manjung District, Perak, Malaysia. The ruins are the remnants of an outpost of Dutch from their attempts to control trade in the Malay Peninsula.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lumut.
Lumut
Photo: Malekhanif, Public domain.
Lumut is a small town in Perak, on the west coast of Malaysia, almost exactly halfway between Kuala Lumpur and Penang. It is the gateway to the island of Pangkor.
Pangkor Island
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Perak, West Coast, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
4.22731° or 4° 13′ 38″ northLongitude
100.55921° or 100° 33′ 33″ eastElevation
196 metres (643 feet)Open location code
6PP26HG5+WMOpenStreetMap ID
way 324740425OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
1735444
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Pangkor Island” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “邦咯岛”
- French: “Pangkor”
- German: “Pangkor”
- Malay: “Pulau Pangkor”
- Spanish: “Isla Pangkor”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bukit Pangkor and Fu Lin Kong Temple.
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