Mursala Island ( id:), also known as Musala Island or Mursalah Island, is an island off the coast of

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. It is administrated by as part of Indonesia's

Central Tapanuli Regency Central Tapanuli Regency (''Tapanuli Tengah'' in Indonesia) is a regency in North Sumatra province, Sumatra, Indonesia. The seat of regency government is at Pandan. The regency covers an area of 2,194.98 km2 and it had a population of 311,232 at ...

in the province of

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Description

Mursala island is located off the south coast of Sumatra in the Indian Ocean. The island is noted for its natural beauty, though illegal forestry operations have negatively impacted the island's biological diversity. The closest major population center is

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The island is known for a large waterfall on its western side. A smaller islet on Mursala's eastern side, Pantai Pulau Putri, is known for its beaches. Mursala island is one of the only known habitats for ''

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'', a species of plant considered to be extinct until the 2010s''.'' According to some sources, parts of

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's 2005 film ''King Kong'' were filmed on the island.

References

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