Jarak Island
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LocationStraits of Malacca
Area0.39 km2 (0.15 sq mi)
Native name: Pulau Jarak / ڤولاو جارق | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Straits of Malacca |
| Coordinates | 3°58′40″N 100°05′58″E / 3.97778°N 100.09944°E |
| Area | 0.39 km2 (0.15 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
| State |  Perak |
| District | Manjung |
| Mukim | Lumut |
Jarak Island (Malay: Pulau Jarak / ڤولاو جارق) is an island in the straits of Malacca. It is administered as part of Perak, Malaysia. The island is granitic, heavily forested, and has a rocky shoreline.[1][2] Jarak has been described as being 8 hectares (20 acres) in size.[2]
The island is home to an endemic species of gecko, the Jarak Island bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus jarakensis).[3] The waters around the island host a number of coral reefs.[2]
A notable, extensive survey of the island was documented by John Wyatt-Smith and Michael Tweedie in 1950, who were part of an expedition investigating scrub typhus on the island.[4]
