Pinang Island (Pinang)
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Name (Hebrew)
פינאנג (אי : פינאנג)
Name (Latin)
Pinang Island (Pinang)
Other forms of name
Penang Island (Pinang)
Prince of Wales Island (Pinang)
Pulau Pinang (Pinang)
Pulo Penang (Pinang)
Coordinates
100.2575 100.2575 5.375 5.375 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing topical name
Islands Malaysia
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q1150673
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: Shell Malaysia Trading Sdn. Bhd. Shell street guide to Penang, 1981.
- BGN, July 23, 1986(Pinang, Pulau, island, 5⁰24ʹN, 100⁰14ʹE; variants: Penang Island, Pulau Penang, Pulau Pinang, Pulo Penang, Prince of Wales Island)
- Web. geog.(Penang; Pinang; Pulau = Malay term meaning "island," often used with names of islands in the Malay Archipelago)
- Lippincott(Penang)
- World Book:v. 13, p. 84a (island of Pinang)
- Britannica Micro.(Pinang; Pulau Pinang)
Wikipedia description:
Penang Island is the main constituent island of the Malaysian state of Penang. It is located off the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia by the Malacca Strait, with the Penang Strait separating the island from Seberang Perai on the mainland. The 295 km2 (114 sq mi) island makes up approximately 28% of Penang's total land mass and is home to about 45% of the state's population as of 2020. The entire island falls under the city of George Town, which also administers the surrounding islets.
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