Lovers' Isle

Lovers' Isle is an islet in Southwest Penang Island District, Penang, Malaysia, located off the northern coast of Penang Island. Located off Batu Ferringhi, a suburb of the city of George Town, this uninhabited rocky outcrop was where the first European sailors to reach what is now Penang arrived in the 16th century.^[1]

Lovers' Isle

Native name: Ujong Batu
Geography
Location	Strait of Malacca
Coordinates	5°27′58.935″N 100°14′8.6562″E
Administration
Malaysia
State	Penang
City	George Town
District	Southwest
Mukim	Teluk Bahang

Etymology

The isle was once named Batu Ferringhi ( English: Portuguese Rock) and has lent its name to the now popular tourist destination of Batu Ferringhi, a suburb of George Town. In the 16th century, Portuguese sailors landed at the rock to obtain fresh water from the nearby streams.^[1] At the time, the Malay word Ferringhi, which was in turn derived from the Arabic ferringi, was originally used to denote a person of Portuguese descent.

Urban legend has it that Lovers' Isle was named as such after a couple, each of a different ethnicity, committed suicide at this outcrop.^[2] To this day, Lovers' Isle is still visited by couples during low tides.

See also

• List of islands of Malaysia