Tengah Island ( ms, Pulau Tengah) is a privately owned island in

Mersing District Mersing District is one of the 10 districts district in Johor, Malaysia. Its seat is located at Mersing Town. Etymology The “Mersing” name is derived from the Chinese “Mau Sheng Port” (茂盛港) since 1880 and further simplify to Mersi ...

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. It lies nine nautical miles off the coast of

Mersing Mersing (Terengganu Malay: ''Merecing'' or ''Ngesing'') is a town, mukim and the capital of Mersing District, Johor, Malaysia. As of 2010, the town has an estimated population of 70,894. Mersing town, is particularly significant for a number ...

on the

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. 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, which was subsequently closed in the early 1980s. The island was the first location for the making of the TV show

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in 1997. In 1985, Tengah Island was one of the few islands nominated 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. 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.

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Islands of Johor Mersing District Uninhabited islands of Malaysia Private islands of Malaysia {{Johor-geo-stub

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