Mount Erskine
Mount Erskine is a residential neighbourhood within the city of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. This hilly neighbourhood is located 4 km northwest of the city centre, between Tanjung Tokong and Pulau Tikus.Photo: Cmglee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Miriam Cancer Hospital and Tikus Island.
Mount Miriam Cancer Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Vnonymous, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Miriam Cancer Hospital is a non-profit hospital in George Town within the Malaysian state of Penang. Established in 1976, the 40-bed hospital at Tanjung Bungah offers specialist treatments for cancer patients, including tomotherapy, radiosurgery and chemotherapy.
Tikus Island
Islet
Photo: Cmglee, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tikus Island is an islet off the northern coast of Penang Island in the Malaysian state of Penang. Located nearly 770 m off Tanjung Bungah, a suburb of George Town, this uninhabited outcrop is now home to a solar-powered lighthouse.
Straits Quay
Shopping center
Photo: *angys*, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Straits Quay Retail Marina is a shopping mall-cum-marina within George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. Located at Tanjong Pinang, it was opened in 2010 and includes a marina designed for small recreational vessels, as well as a convention centre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tanjong Tokong and Pulau Tikus.
Tanjong Tokong
Suburb
Photo: HundenvonPenang, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tanjong Tokong is a suburb of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. It is located at the northeastern coast of Penang Island, 4 km northwest of the city centre.
Pulau Tikus
Quarter
Photo: Vnonymous, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pulau Tikus is a neighbourhood within the downtown core of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. Named after a rock just off the coast of Penang Island, this upper class neighbourhood is home to Eurasian, Thai and Burmese communities. Pulau Tikus is situated 4 km south of Mount Erskine.
Batu Ferringhi
Batu Ferringhi is a beach town in Penang, Malaysia. It takes up the northern coast of Penang island along with the nearby beach town of Tanjung Bungah and the local fishing village of Teluk Bahang, which are also covered on this page.
Mount Erskine
- Type: Hill
- Description: human settlement in Malaysia
- Categories: human settlement and landform
- Location: Penang, West Coast, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Malay—“Mount Erskine” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “白云山”
- Chinese: “白雲山”
- Dutch: “Mount Erskine”
- Esperanto: “Mount Erskine”
- German: “Mount Erskine”
- Malay: “Mount Erskine”
- “Mount Erskine”
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