Penang Island

Summary

Penang Island is an island^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (182 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Penang Island is located in Penang^[3].
• Penang Island is in the country of Malaysia^[4].
• Penang Island is on the body of water Strait of Malacca^[5].
• Penang Island is on the body of water Penang Strait^[6].
• Penang Island's instance of is recorded as island^[7].
• Penang Island's instance of is recorded as administrative territorial entity^[8].
• Penang Island's instance of is recorded as political territorial entity^[9].
• Areca catechu is named after Penang Island^[10].
• Penang Island's postal code is recorded as 100xx to 119xx^[11].
• Penang Island is part of Malay Archipelago^[12].
• Penang Island's Commons category is recorded as Penang Island^[13].
• Penang Island's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+08:00^[14].
• Penang Island's highest point is recorded as Penang Hill^[15].
• Penang Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 5.37, 'lon': 100.26}^[16].
• Penang Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 5.4, 'lon': 100.23888888889}^[17].
• Penang Island's authority is recorded as Penang Island City Council^[18].
• Penang Island's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Penang Island^[19].
• Penang Island's coordinates of northernmost point is recorded as {'lat': 5.482777777777778, 'lon': 100.25611111111111}^[20].
• Penang Island's coordinates of southernmost point is recorded as {'lat': 5.256944444444445, 'lon': 100.27972222222222}^[21].
• Penang Island's coordinates of easternmost point is recorded as {'lat': 5.4191666666666665, 'lon': 100.34555555555555}^[22].
• Penang Island's coordinates of westernmost point is recorded as {'lat': 5.4719444444444445, 'lon': 100.17527777777778}^[23].
• Penang Island's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[24].
• Penang Island's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[25].
• Penang Island's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[26].
• Penang Island's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[27].

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Identity

Penang Island is part of Malay Archipelago^[12].

Why It Matters

Penang Island ranks in the top 4% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (182 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]