Pulau Besar Malaysia

Besar Island, also known as Babi Besar Island is an island in Mersing District, Johor, Malaysia. A word of mouth legend tells of a fisherman's wife who was pregnant and craved for seaweed to eat. Upon eating the seaweed, she turned into a mermaid. Her husband was extremely angered by this, and screamed "babi! babi! babi!", and called the island "pula…
Besar Island, also known as Babi Besar Island is an island in Mersing District, Johor, Malaysia. A word of mouth legend tells of a fisherman's wife who was pregnant and craved for seaweed to eat. Upon eating the seaweed, she turned into a mermaid. Her husband was extremely angered by this, and screamed "babi! babi! babi!", and called the island "pulau babi" from then on.
  • Location: South China Sea
  • Population: 184 (2020)
  • Archipelago: Babi Islands
  • Area: 4.77 km² (1.84 sq mi)
  • Highest elevation: 258 m (846 ft)
  • State: Johor
  • District: Mersing

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