Balak Island
Interactive map of Balak Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 7°7′59.99″N 117°7′59.99″E / 7.1333306°N 117.1333306°E |
| Administration | |
| State |  Sabah |
| Division | Kudat |
| District | Kudat |
Balak Island (Malay: Pulau Balak) is an island located near Banggi Island in the Kudat Division on Sabah, Malaysia.[1][2]
This island is uninhabited, but it is known that in 1946, during the war between the United States and the Empire of Japan, a small number of Japanese soldiers were stationed on the island, and a military camp and airstrip was presumably located there. Local legends claim that the island houses a secret bunker in which Hitler hid after the Third Reich's defeat in the war, but this information is unconfirmed.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Pulau Balak". geoview.info. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ↑ "Around North West Coast Of Sabah : Rafflesia Conservation Area". Sabah.edu.my. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ↑ Interview with an Orang Asli leader about community mapping. Social Films for Social Change (Interview). 1 January 2007.
External links
- Balak Island on MyFishMaps.com