Upeh Island
Upeh Island is located in Malacca
Upeh Island
Upeh Island
Upeh Island within the State of Malacca
Geography
LocationSoutheast Asia
Coordinates2°11′31.6″N 102°12′9.3″E / 2.192111°N 102.202583°E / 2.192111; 102.202583
Adjacent toStrait of Malacca
Area0.028 km2 (0.011 sq mi)
Administration
State Malacca
Local governmentMalacca City Council
DistrictMelaka Tengah

Upeh Island (Malay: Pulau Upeh) is an islet located 600 metres off the coast of the town of Klebang in the Malaysian state of Malacca (2 kilometres before land reclamation).[1][2] It used to be one of the places in the state with the highest number of hawksbill turtle landings and nesting sites.[3] But a series of ongoing land reclamation projects near the island cause rapid coastal erosion, degradation of its beach and a dwindling number of turtle landings at the islet for nesting and egg laying.[4][5] A now-abandoned resort can be seen within the islet's dense forest.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Pulau Upeh". sea-seek.com.
  2. ↑ Kate Mayberry (2 December 2016). "Land reclamation in Malaysia puts environment, endangered turtle at risk". news.mongabay.com.
  3. ↑ "Faced with rapid erosion, residents want to see master plan of reclamation project". New Straits Times. 7 December 2016.
  4. ↑ Tan Wai Sim (20 June 2018). "Protect Melaka's turtle nesting sites". New Straits Times.
  5. ↑ Norizzah Baharudin (14 April 2018). "Pulau Upeh dinaiktaraf ikon pelancongan baharu Melaka". Berita Harian. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  6. ↑ John Rowley (1 December 2006). "Malaysia's turtle island faces uncertain future". wwf.panda.org.
  7. ↑ "Melaka's Upeh Island resort buildings to be re-developed". klsescreener.com. 14 March 2008.


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