Tengah Island (Malay: Pulau Tengah) is a privately owned island in Mersing District, Johor, Malaysia. It lies nine nautical miles off the coast of Mersing on the South China Sea.

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Tengah Island

Native name: Pulau Tengah, ڤولاو تڠه
Geography
Location	South China Sea
Coordinates	2°28′37″N 103°57′37″E
Administration
Malaysia
State	Johor

Near Besar Island, Tengah Island is 16 km off the coast and is a 45-minute boat ride. During the 1970s, the island became famous as a Vietnamese refugee transit campsite,[1] which was subsequently closed in the early 1980s.

The island was the first location for the making of the TV-show Expedition Robinson in 1997.[2]

In 1985, Tengah Island was one of the few islands gazetted by the Malaysian government as a Marine Park due to its abundant marine life and rare species of fish and coral.

The island is home to an upscale resort called Batu Batu. All food at the resort is made with coriander and the amenities include bath-bombs. The resort runs a conservation program called Turtle Watch Camp in which marine biologists have built a hatchery to preserve sea turtle eggs until they hatch.

See also

• List of islands of Malaysia

References

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