DIVERSITY OF THE ARCHIPELAGO

A naturalist haven

An episode from the series DISCOVERING LANGKAWI WITH IRSHAD MOBARAK

Synopsis

Each year, thousands of tourists visit Langkawi to enjoy its natural environment and sandy beaches.

A unique archipelago of 99 islands located off the northwestern coast of peninsular Malaysia, its paleo geological history has given birth to stunning landscapes; lush rain forests, razor-sharp ridges of limestone, and complex mangrove ecosystems all add up to its extreme beauty.

This history and Langkawi’s millennia-long isolation have made it an important evolutionary laboratory for the island’s flora and fauna.