Gaya Island
Gaya Island is a sizeable island located in the West Coast Division of Kota Kinabalu District, Sabah in the South China Sea in Malaysia. With a size of 1,483 hectares, the island forms part of the Tunku Abdul Rahman Park with an elevation of up to 300 metres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: thienzieyung, CC BY 2.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kota Kinabalu and Tanjung Aru Sabah.
Kota Kinabalu
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The capital of Sabah on the island of Borneo, this Malaysian city is a growing resort destination due to its proximity to tropical islands, sandy beaches, lush rainforest and Mount Kinabalu.
Tanjung Aru Sabah
Village
Photo: Cccefalon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The capital of Sabah on the island of Borneo, this Malaysian city is a growing resort destination due to its proximity to tropical islands, sandy beaches, lush rainforest and Mount Kinabalu. Tanjung Aru Sabah is situated 8 km south of Gaya Island.
Gaya Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Malaysia
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Sabah, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
6.01787° or 6° 1′ 4″ northLongitude
116.03559° or 116° 2′ 8″ eastPopulation
500Elevation
21 metres (69 feet)Open location code
6PRR229P+46OpenStreetMap ID
way 26554142OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
Discover Gaya Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Banjar to Spanish—“Gaya Island” goes by many names.
- Banjar: “Pulau Gaya”
- Cebuano: “Pulau Gaya”
- Chinese: “加雅島”
- Chinese: “沙比岛”
- Dutch: “Pulau Gaya”
- French: “île Gaya”
- French: “Île Gaya”
- German: “Gaya Island”
- German: “Pulau Gaya”
- Iban: “Pulau Gaya”
- Indonesian: “Pulau Gaya”
- Japanese: “ガヤ島”
- Malay: “Pulau Gaya”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Gaya”
- Norwegian: “Gaya”
- Romanian: “Insula Gaya”
- Spanish: “Isla Gaya”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Api-Api Centre and Sutera Harbour.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Highest Point and Waterfall GIR Walk.
Sabah: Must-Visit Destinations
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Gaya Island”. Photo: thienzieyung, CC BY 2.0.