Tanjung Piai

Coordinates: 1°15′58″N 103°30′39″E / 1.26611°N 103.51083°E / 1.26611; 103.51083
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Designations
Designated31 January 2003
Reference no.1289[1]
Tanjung Piai monument

Tanjung Piai (

Johor Strait from the point. It features seafood restaurants, perched on wooden jetties that are surrounded by a rugged and rarefied coastline of unspoiled mangrove
forests.

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radar transponder beacon that transmits the Morse letter "M".[2]

Tourism

Tanjung Piai is a nationally important icon, being one of only five Ramsar sites in Malaysia. Tanjung Piai is also an important nature site in Johor, being the 3rd designated park of the Johor National Park Corporation. Tanjung Piai has a high socio-economic value for fisheries. The site is a destination for ecotourism, attracting 32,360 visitors in 2006. The site is located on the southernmost tip of mainland Asia and is listed as a priority site for national ecotourism.

Flora and fauna

Tanjung Piai has 22 mangrove tree species. It is also an important habitat for migratory and resident birds. These include the IUCN-listed vulnerable species, such as the Lesser Adjutant Stork. It is part of the Important Bird Area (IBA) of southwest Johor, which extends from Sunda Trench to Tanjung Piai. The southwest Johor mangroves are ecologically important as a natural barrier for protecting the inland villages and agricultural lands from storm events, including tsunamis.

Conservation

The Tanjung Piai coastal mangrove is an internationally important Ramsar wetland site. Under the Ramsar Convention, the government and relevant stakeholders must ensure the mangrove ecosystem and its values are maintained. Erosion at the site needs to be minimized to safeguard the ecological integrity of the mangrove ecosystem. The root causes of the erosion need to be eliminated or reduced.

Gallery

  • Globe monument on the southern tip of mainland Eurasia, 2006
    Globe monument on the southern tip of mainland Eurasia, 2006
  • Bilingual sign in Tanjung Piai
    Bilingual sign in Tanjung Piai
  • Wooden walkway in mangrove swamp
    Wooden walkway in
    mangrove swamp
  • Tanjung Piai jetty
    Tanjung Piai jetty

See also

References

  1. ^ "Tanjung Piai". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ Hydrographic Office chart 4038, Johor Strait Western Part

External links

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