Kapalai

Pulau Kapalai is an island belonging to Malaysia in the Celebes Sea. The island belongs to the famous diving area off Semporna, situated about 15 kilometers from the island of Pulau Sipadan away.

Description

Pulau Kapalai is a narrow, covered with shrubbery island. Originally standing up to twelve meters above sea level, the island has been greatly eroded in the last 200 years by erosion and now stands as only a thin strip of sand on the sea level. On the northeast side is a reef close to extending towards the island of Mabul.

Pulau Kapalai belongs together with the islands of Pulau Danawan, Pulau Mabul, Pulau Ligitan, Pulau Si Amil and Pulau Sipadan to the so-called " Ligitan Group".

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