Muara Besar Island

Muara Besar Island
Native name:
Pulau Muara Besar
Nickname: PMB
PMB (top right) seen from the ISS Expedition 22 in 2010
Muara Besar Island is located in Brunei
Muara Besar Island
Muara Besar Island
Location in Brunei
Geography
LocationBrunei Bay
Coordinates5°00′22″N 115°06′00″E / 5.0060444°N 115.0999753°E / 5.0060444; 115.0999753
ArchipelagoMalay Archipelago
Area9.636 km2 (3.720 sq mi)
Highest elevation6 m (20 ft)
Administration
Brunei
DistrictBrunei–Muara
MukimSerasa
Demographics
Population0

Muara Besar Island (Malay: Pulau Muara Besar, Abbrev: PMB) is an island in Mukim Serasa, Brunei–Muara District, Brunei. The island is essential for the Brunei–China relations due to its part in the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative.[1][2] It can be noted that the island may be referred to Muara Island (Pulau Muara) in older works.[3]

  1. ^ "The Belt and Road Initiative for Brunei petrochemical project". People's Daily Online. 11 July 2020. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2022 – via SynergenOG.
  2. ^ "H.E.Ambassador Yu Hong Visited Hengyi Pulau Muara Busar Prject". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 14 May 2019. Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  3. ^ Hutchison, C. S. (2005). Geology of North-West Borneo: Sarawak, Brunei and Sabah. Elsevier. p. 358. ISBN 978-0-444-51998-6.