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Lankayan Island

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Lankayan Island, Malaysia
Lankayan Island, Malaysia. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

About Lankayan Island

Lankayan Island is a small island that's part of the East Malaysian state of Sabah. This place is famous for excellent scuba diving. There are many wrecks (Mosquito, Jetty) and beautiful reefs to dive. There are also many small critters to find on the sandy bottom. Whale sharks are sometimes spotted there too.

Lankayan Island travel guide

Getting there

To get to the island you need to fly to Sandakan and then take a boat from the resort.

Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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