# Mataking Island

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{{Short description|Island in Malaysia}}
{{EngvarB|date=February 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}}
{{Infobox islands
| name = Mataking Island
| image_name =Mataking Island Sabah.jpg 
| image_caption =View from Mataking Island
| coordinates = {{coord|4|34|34|N|118|56|56|E|region:MY|display=inline,title}}
| map = 
| country = {{flag|Malaysia}}
| country_admin_divisions_title = [State](/source/States_and_federal_territories_of_Malaysia)
| country_admin_divisions = {{flag|Sabah}}
| country_admin_divisions_title_1 = [Division](/source/Divisions_of_Malaysia)
| country_admin_divisions_1 = [Tawau](/source/Tawau_Division)
| country_admin_divisions_title_2 = [District](/source/List_of_districts_in_Malaysia)
| country_admin_divisions_2 = [Semporna](/source/Semporna_District)
| population_as_of = 
| population = 
| elevation_m =
}}

'''Mataking Island''' ({{langx|ms|Pulau Mataking}}) is a [Malaysia](/source/Malaysia)n island located in the [Celebes Sea](/source/Celebes_Sea) on the [state](/source/States_and_federal_territories_of_Malaysia) of [Sabah](/source/Sabah).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sabahtourism.com/sabah-malaysian-borneo/en/destination/38-mataking-island/|title=Mataking Island (Semporna)|publisher=Sabah Tourism|accessdate=14 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130919004234/http://www.sabahtourism.com/sabah-malaysian-borneo/en/destination/38-mataking-island/|archive-date=19 September 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> Mataking Island is home to the first 'Underwater Post Office' in Malaysia and is connected to Pulau Mataking Kecil (Small Mataking Island) via a narrow sand bank.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pulaumabul.com/mataking-island/|title=Mataking Island |publisher=PulauMabul.com|accessdate=2 January 2016}}</ref> Mataking Island is a private island belonging to the Reef Dive Resort featuring luxury chalets and a dive center serving divers visiting [Sipadan](/source/Sipadan).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sipadan.com/Mataking-Resort.php|title=Mataking |publisher=Sipadan.com|accessdate=24 September 2016}}</ref> 

==See also==
* [List of islands of Malaysia](/source/List_of_islands_of_Malaysia)

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.mataking.com/ Mataking Island Official Website]
* {{wikivoyage-inline|Mataking}}

{{Islands of Sabah}}

Category:Islands of Sabah
Category:Private islands of Malaysia
Category:Underwater diving sites in Malaysia

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