Gazumbo Island

Gazumbo Island

Native name: Pulau Gazumbo
Geography
Location	Penang Strait
Coordinates	5°21′50″N 100°19′34″E / 5.36389°N 100.32611°E / 5.36389; 100.32611
Administration
Malaysia
State	Penang
City	George Town
District	Northeast
Mukim	Paya Terubong

Gazumbo Island is a tidal islet off the eastern coast of Penang Island in the Malaysian state of Penang. It is situated at the Penang Strait, north of the Penang Bridge and east of The Light Waterfront township.

Gazumbo Island was formed in the 1980s during the construction of the bridge, which caused dredged materials to accumulate and create two islets.^[1][2] The larger of these islets is known as Gazumbo Island, after a fictional island featured in a 1954 film starring P. Ramlee, although it is also referred to as Udini Island and Kazambo Island.^[3][4] The smaller islet has been submerged since 2017.^[1]

Gazumbo Island features a topography characterised by beaches and mudflats, with a low-lying depression at its centre that fills during high tide.^[1] The islet supports a diverse ecosystem, including various species of seagrass, mangroves, and terrestrial plants such as casuarina, wild jasmine and sea almond.^[1][2] It is also frequented by dolphins and sea turtles.^[1] To safeguard the surrounding ecosystem, the Penang state government has proposed designating approximately 10 km² (3.9 sq mi) of the Penang Strait as a marine protected area. However, as of 2024^[update], this proposal was put on hold pending development associated with the nearby Jelutong landfill.^[5]

• List of islands of Malaysia