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Langkawi

Islands and Archipelagos

Langkawi, officially Langkawi, the Jewel of Kedah, is an archipelago of 99 islands located about 30 kilometers off the coast of northwestern Malaysia and a few kilometers south of Ko Tarutao, near the Thai border. It is a duty-free island group and an administrative district of the Malaysian state of Kedah, with Kuah as its largest town. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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UNESCO Global Geopark 1
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Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Geomorphology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Langkawi
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  • Also in Geography Atlas: Malaysia, found in there.
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1. Langkawi (Wikipedia)
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    Langkawi, officially known as Langkawi, the Jewel of Kedah (Malay: Langkawi Permata Kedah), is a duty-free island and an archipelago of 99 islands (plus five small islands visible only at low tide in the Strait of Malacca) located some 30 kilometres (19 mi) off the coast of northwestern Malaysia and a few kilometres...
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Wikidata: Langkawi
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