Pulau Tenggol
Encyclopedia
Pulau Tenggol or Tenggol Island is an island off the coast of Terengganu
, Malaysia. It is the last island in a string of islands that include Pulau Perhentian
and Pulau Redang
. It is connected by ferry to Dungun
on the mainland.
The island was traditionally uninhabited, but now contains hotels. Vietnamese boat people were stranded on the island in aftermath of the Vietnam War
.
Terengganu
Terengganu is a sultanate and constitutive state of federal Malaysia. The state is also known by its Arabic honorific, Darul Iman...
, Malaysia. It is the last island in a string of islands that include Pulau Perhentian
Perhentian Islands
The Perhentian Islands lie approximately 10 nautical miles off the coast of northeastern Malaysia inthe state of Terengganu, approximately 40 miles south of the Thai border....
and Pulau Redang
Redang Island
Redang Island, locally known as Pulau Redang or just "Redang" is one of the largest islands off the east coast of Malaysia. It is one of nine islands, which form a marine park, and which offer snorkeling and diving opportunities...
. It is connected by ferry to Dungun
Dungun
Dungun is a coastal district of the Malaysian state of Terengganu. Kuala Dungun is the capital of the district.Kuala Dungun town used to be an iron mining town in the 1940s. Iron ores were actually mined in a small town inland called Bukit Besi located to the west, while Kuala Dungun served as the...
on the mainland.
The island was traditionally uninhabited, but now contains hotels. Vietnamese boat people were stranded on the island in aftermath of the Vietnam War
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
.