Besar Island
Besar Island is an island approximately 13 km off the coast of mainland Malacca in Malaysia. It is served by 15-minute private motorboat rides from the towns of Pernu and Umbai and 30-minute scheduled ferry rides from Anjung Batu Jetty in Umbai.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Triangulation station
- Description: island in Malacca, Malaysia
- Also known as: “Besar Island, Malacca” and “Pernu”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Telok Mas and Umbai.
Telok Mas
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Telok Mas is a small town in Melaka Tengah District, Malacca, Malaysia. Telok Mas is situated 5 km north of Besar Island.
Umbai
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Umbai is a mukim and town in Jasin District in the Malaysian state of Malacca. Umbai is situated 5 km north of Besar Island.
Serkam
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Photo: Chongkian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Serkam is a mukim and town in Jasin District in the Malaysian state of Malacca. Serkam is situated 5 km northeast of Besar Island.
Besar Island
- Category: island
- Location: Jasin, Malacca, West Coast, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Tamil—“Besar Island” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “五屿岛”
- Chinese: “五嶼島”
- Indonesian: “Pulau Besar”
- Malay: “Pulau Besar, Melaka”
- Malay: “Pulau Besar”
- Persian: “جزیره بسار (ملاکا)”
- Persian: “جزیره بسار”
- Spanish: “Isla Besar”
- Tamil: “புலாவ் பெசார் தீவு”
Places with the Same Name
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About Mapcarta. 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 “Besar Island”. Photo: Adiputera, CC BY-SA 4.0.