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===Islands=== [[File:Redanglaura009.jpg|thumb|A beach on [[Redang Island]] in the South China Sea.]] {{See also|List of islands of Malaysia}} Malaysia contains [[List of islands of Malaysia|numerous islands]], the largest of which fully within Malaysia is [[Banggi Island]] in [[Sabah]], which has an area of {{convert|440.7|km2|sqmi|-1}}.<ref>{{cite web |author=Mohd Huzaifah Muntalip |url=http://www.akademifantasia.org/south-east-asia/top-5-largest-islands-in-malaysia/ |title=Top 5 Largest Islands in Malaysia |website=Akademi Fantasia Travel |date=16 May 2011 |access-date=2 September 2016 |archive-date=25 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225161256/https://www.akademifantasia.org/south-east-asia/top-5-largest-islands-in-malaysia/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is followed by [[Bruit Island]] in Sarawak, [[Langkawi]] in Kedah, and [[Penang Island]] in Penang. The largest island shared with another country is [[Borneo]], followed by [[Sebatik Island]]. In addition, Malaysia lies within the world's [[coral reef]] distribution.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=NASA |title=Coral reef image |access-date=31 July 2008 |url=http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/lookingatearth/coralreef_image.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080805211813/http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/lookingatearth/coralreef_image.html |archive-date=5 August 2008 }}</ref> The reefs can be usually found around islands such as [[Sipadan]] Island, [[Swallow Reef]], and [[Redang Island]].<ref>Praveena, S. M., Siraj, S. S., & Aris, A. Z. (2012). Coral reef studies and threats in Malaysia: A mini review. ''Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology, 11''(1), 27-39. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11157-011-9261-8</ref> Sipadan, an [[underwater mountain]], is Malaysia's only oceanic island.<ref>{{cite web|work=New Straits Times |title=Go: A diver's paradise |access-date=15 December 2010 |url=http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/Go_Adiver__8217_sparadise/Article/ |date=1 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622063452/http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/Go_Adiver__8217_sparadise/Article/ |archive-date=22 June 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref>
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