Tun Mustapha Marine Park is a marine park located off the north coast of the state of
Sabah
Sabah () is a state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah borders the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and the North Kalimantan province of Indonesia to the south. The Federal Territory o ...
,
Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
. It comprises an area of 898,762.76 hectares with more than 50 islands and islets located across Kudat,
Pitas and
Kota Marudu districts.
History
The area was originally proposed to be gazetted by the
Sabah state government since 2003, shortly after the recognition as a significant marine conservation area. In 2016, all the islands and islets inside the area was gazetted as a marine park, including the three major islands of
Banggi,
Balambangan and
Malawali.
References
External links
Sabah Parks
National parks of Malaysia
Protected areas established in 2016
Protected areas of Sabah
Marine parks of Malaysia
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