Jerejak Island is a 3.62 km2 (362 ha) islet off the eastern coast of Penang Island in the Malaysian state of Penang. It is also a short ferry ride from Bayan Lepas, a suburb of George Town. It was formerly the main leper asylum for the Straits Settlements (1868), a Quarantine Station (1875) and a penal colony (1969).
Jerejak Island
View of Jerejak island, then named Pulo Jeraja, from Penang Hill in 1817.
Retired ferry Pulau Rimau between Penang and Jerejak Islands
Jetty of Jerejak Island
Penang is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia along the Strait of Malacca. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Malay Peninsula. These two halves are physically connected by the Penang Bridge and the Second Penang Bridge. The state shares borders with Kedah to the north and east, and Perak to the south.
British Royal Marines liberating George Town on 3 September 1945.
Skyline of George Town, as seen from the Penang Strait
Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak Governor
Chow Kon Yeow Chief Minister