Mengalum Island Explained

Mengalum Island (ms|Pulau Mengalum) is an island located on the West Coast Division of Sabah in the South China Sea on Malaysia. The island is among popular destination for Chinese tourists to Sabah.^[1]

2017 Chinese tourist boat mishap

See main article: 2017 Mengalum boat mishap. On 28 January 2017, four Chinese nationals died while 22 others rescued after their boat sunk in the sea while on their way to visiting the island.^[2]

See also

• List of islands of Malaysia

References

1. Web site: Paradise' Pulau Mengalum popular with tourists from China. The Star. 30 January 2017. 30 January 2017.
2. Web site: Malaysia searching for 5 after tour boat sinks; 3 detained. Eileen Ng. Associated Press. Yahoo! News. 30 January 2017. 30 January 2017.

External links

• Sabah Tourism, see Mengalum Island