Malaysia scuba diving - pulau jarak island
dive sites of Malaysia.
Pulau Jarak is located 32 km southwest of Pulau Pangkor off
the town of Lumut in
Perak. This tiny island rises 50m above sea level and is covered
with lush green vegetation and on top of it is a lighthouse. There
are no accommodations on the island and as such is lesser known to
many but has been a favorite destination to local anglers due to
obvious reasons. It is rich with marine life and famous for its
pelagic fishers such as barracuda, jacks and king sailfish. In fact
it is a common sight to see the king sailfish doing their acrobatic
dance on the surface on most evenings.
Usually when the diving season in East Coast islands wind down from
November to March local divers will head for Pulau Jarak. Due to its
location right in the middle of the Straits of Melaka it has one of
the best water visibilities among the islands on the West Coast.
Pulau Jarak in Malay literally means distant island " and come
monsoon season the lure of this island beckons divers who arrive on
their live-aboard dive boats.
Perak. This tiny island rises 50m above sea level and is covered
with lush green vegetation and on top of it is a lighthouse. There
are no accommodations on the island and as such is lesser known to
many but has been a favorite destination to local anglers due to
obvious reasons. It is rich with marine life and famous for its
pelagic fishers such as barracuda, jacks and king sailfish. In fact
it is a common sight to see the king sailfish doing their acrobatic
dance on the surface on most evenings.