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The west coast of Aur Island is influenced by the southwest monsoon that blows the wind from the Straits of Malacca during the months of May to September. The periods between the monsoons are usually marked by heavy rainfall. The mountains have lower temperature range due to their higher altitude and
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Due to its distance from the mainland of Peninsula Malaysia, Aur Island offers clear water at its dive sites. Marine life commonly seen by divers include
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between the British and the French took place in the island's vicinity during the
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The Aur Island weather is affected by the monsoon winds that blows from
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Aur Island, approx. 76 kilometres (47 mi) east of the mainland
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the temperature ranges from 16 to 24 °C (61 to 75 °F).
374: 442: 599: 558: 477: 226:. It lies about 76 kilometres (47 mi) east of 177: 172: 164: 159: 143: 106: 98: 93: 35: 454: 8: 30: 345:The island spreads over an area of 7.2 km. 27:Island in Mersing District, Johor, Malaysia 461: 447: 439: 29: 241:There is also a smaller island close by, 366: 7: 404:Portal Rasmi Majlis Daerah Mersing 72: 25: 434:Malaysia Travel Guide: Aur Island 54:A small scenic beach on Pulau Aur 71: 64: 48: 1: 429:Tourism Malaysia - Aur Island 724: 375:"Aur & Dayang Island" 148: 59: 47: 469:Physical geography of 211: 173:Additional information 128:2.45000°N 104.52111°E 283:yellowback fusiliers 355:Battle of Pulo Aura 331:Battle of Pulo Aura 299:bumphead parrotfish 230:and is part of the 124: /  32: 315:Straits of Malacca 214:) is an island in 133:2.45000; 104.52111 690: 689: 295:titan triggerfish 232:Johor Marine Park 200: 199: 16:(Redirected from 715: 708:Mersing District 703:Islands of Johor 463: 456: 449: 440: 416: 415: 413: 411: 396: 390: 389: 387: 385: 371: 216:Mersing District 139: 138: 136: 135: 134: 129: 125: 122: 121: 120: 117: 75: 74: 68: 52: 33: 21: 723: 722: 718: 717: 716: 714: 713: 712: 693: 692: 691: 686: 595: 554: 473: 467: 425: 420: 419: 409: 407: 398: 397: 393: 383: 381: 373: 372: 368: 363: 351: 343: 335:Napoleonic Wars 329:The 1804 naval 327: 311:South China Sea 307: 271:napoleon wrasse 263:whitetip sharks 251: 196: 155: 132: 130: 126: 123: 118: 115: 113: 111: 110: 102:South China Sea 89: 88: 87: 86: 83: 82: 81: 80: 76: 55: 43: 42: 40: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 721: 719: 711: 710: 705: 695: 694: 688: 687: 685: 684: 679: 674: 669: 664: 659: 654: 649: 644: 639: 634: 629: 624: 619: 614: 609: 603: 601: 597: 596: 594: 593: 588: 583: 578: 573: 568: 562: 560: 556: 555: 553: 552: 547: 542: 537: 532: 527: 522: 517: 512: 507: 502: 497: 492: 487: 481: 479: 475: 474: 468: 466: 465: 458: 451: 443: 437: 436: 431: 424: 423:External links 421: 418: 417: 391: 365: 364: 362: 359: 358: 357: 350: 347: 342: 339: 326: 323: 306: 303: 250: 247: 198: 197: 195: 194: 183: 181: 175: 174: 170: 169: 166: 162: 161: 157: 156: 149: 146: 145: 144:Administration 141: 140: 108: 104: 103: 100: 96: 95: 91: 90: 84: 78: 77: 70: 69: 63: 62: 61: 60: 57: 56: 53: 45: 44: 38: 36: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 720: 709: 706: 704: 701: 700: 698: 683: 680: 678: 675: 673: 670: 668: 665: 663: 660: 658: 655: 653: 650: 648: 645: 643: 640: 638: 635: 633: 630: 628: 625: 623: 620: 618: 615: 613: 610: 608: 605: 604: 602: 598: 592: 589: 587: 584: 582: 579: 577: 574: 572: 569: 567: 564: 563: 561: 557: 551: 548: 546: 543: 541: 538: 536: 533: 531: 528: 526: 523: 521: 518: 516: 513: 511: 508: 506: 503: 501: 498: 496: 493: 491: 488: 486: 483: 482: 480: 476: 472: 464: 459: 457: 452: 450: 445: 444: 441: 435: 432: 430: 427: 426: 422: 405: 401: 395: 392: 380: 379:myoutdoor.com 376: 370: 367: 360: 356: 353: 352: 348: 346: 340: 338: 336: 332: 324: 322: 318: 316: 312: 304: 302: 300: 296: 292: 288: 284: 280: 276: 272: 268: 264: 260: 256: 248: 246: 244: 243:Dayang Island 239: 237: 233: 229: 225: 221: 217: 213: 209: 205: 192: 188: 187:Malaysia Time 185: 184: 182: 180: 176: 171: 167: 163: 158: 154: 153: 147: 142: 137: 109: 105: 101: 97: 92: 67: 58: 51: 46: 37:Native name: 34: 19: 662:Sedili Besar 657:Sarang Buaya 525:Pulau Pisang 510:Middle Rocks 484: 408:. Retrieved 403: 394: 382:. Retrieved 378: 369: 344: 328: 319: 308: 252: 240: 228:Mersing Town 203: 201: 160:Demographics 150: 545:South Ledge 400:"Pulau Aur" 168:~100 (2012) 131: / 119:104°31′16″E 107:Coordinates 697:Categories 607:Batu Pahat 410:23 January 406:(in Malay) 361:References 259:barracudas 204:Aur Island 165:Population 79:Aur Island 41:ڤولاو اءور 31:Aur Island 647:Pelentong 632:Mengkibol 559:Mountains 520:Pineapple 515:Pemanggil 505:Merambong 495:Che Kamat 291:angelfish 255:manta ray 236:fishermen 212:Pulau Aur 191:UTC+08:00 179:Time zone 116:2°27′00″N 94:Geography 39:Pulau Aur 18:Pulau Aur 349:See also 313:and the 279:trevally 224:Malaysia 152:Malaysia 99:Location 672:Sengget 667:Segamat 637:Mersing 581:Ma'okil 571:Belumut 478:Islands 341:Geology 325:History 305:Climate 189:(MYT) ( 682:Tebrau 677:Skudai 622:Kesang 600:Rivers 586:Ledang 576:Lambak 566:Banang 550:Tinggi 530:Tengah 384:6 June 287:turtle 249:Diving 652:Pulai 627:Lebam 617:Johor 612:Endau 591:Pulai 500:Kukup 490:Besar 471:Johor 275:jacks 220:Johor 208:Malay 642:Muar 540:Sibu 535:Rawa 412:2018 386:2015 297:and 267:rays 202:The 485:Aur 699:: 402:. 377:. 337:. 301:. 293:, 289:, 285:, 281:, 277:, 273:, 269:, 265:, 261:, 257:, 238:. 222:, 218:, 210:: 462:e 455:t 448:v 414:. 388:. 206:( 193:) 20:)

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Pulau Aur

Aur Island is located in Peninsular Malaysia
2°27′00″N 104°31′16″E / 2.45000°N 104.52111°E / 2.45000; 104.52111
Malaysia
Time zone
Malaysia Time
UTC+08:00
Malay
Mersing District
Johor
Malaysia
Mersing Town
Johor Marine Park
fishermen
Dayang Island
manta ray
barracudas
whitetip sharks
rays
napoleon wrasse
jacks
trevally
yellowback fusiliers
turtle
angelfish
titan triggerfish
bumphead parrotfish
South China Sea
Straits of Malacca

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