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Pulau Besar

📍 Melaka Tengah

An island rich in legend and heritage, with unique aplite vein formations and granite tors.

Pulau Besar is a geosite carrying many legends, history and heritage. The lithology is biotite-dominated granite. Its geological uniqueness includes an east-west oriented aplite vein cutting across the biotite granite outcrop, along with weathering-formed granite tors and unique geomorphology forming Batu Belah and Gua Yunus, both popular visitor spots.

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Geological Classification

Rock Type
Igneous Rock
Physical Features
Batuan, Landskap

Location

Melaka Tengah

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Activities

beach photography hiking

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