Satellite Photo of Penang National Park. It is the smallest National Park in the World. Note the perimeter of 1.5 km of sea incorporated into the National Park.
Located at the North-East corner of Penang Island fronting the Straits of Malacca. A metropolitan national park of 2562.963 hectares, the Penang National Park is the first national park declared on 4th April 2003 and gazetted under National Park Act 226 of 1980 on April 10, 2003. Gazetted land area of the park is 1181.949 ha and the sea area is 1381.014 ha, perhaps making the park the smallest in the world. Managed by Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP).
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