Mursala Island
{{Short description|Island in North Sumatra, Indonesia}}
{{Infobox islands|name=|pushpin_label_position=|archipelago=|grid_reference=|location=Central Tapanuli Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia|area_km2=80|etymology=|country_admin_divisions=North Sumatra|country_admin_divisions_title=Province|country={{Flag|Indonesia}}|coordinates={{Coord|01|38|11.76|N|98|30|38.52|E|type:city_scale:100000|display=title}}|pushpin_map_caption=|pushpin_relief=|pushpin_map_alt=|pushpin_label=|native_name=Pulau Mursala|pushpin_map=|map_caption=|map_size=|map_alt=|image_map=|image_alt=|image_caption=|image_size=|image_name=|sobriquet=|native_name_lang=Indonesian|native_name_link=|waterbody=Indian Ocean}}Mursala Island (id:{{lang|ID|Pulau Mursala}}), also known as Musala Island or Mursalah Island, is an island off the coast of Sumatra. It is administrated by as part of Indonesia's Central Tapanuli Regency in the province of North Sumatra.
Description
Mursala island is located off the south coast of Sumatra in the Indian Ocean. The island is noted for its natural beauty, though illegal forestry operations have negatively impacted the island's biological diversity."A Preliminary Biodiversity Survey in Mursala Island: Implication for Conservation". R A Fambayun et al 2019 IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci. 394 012004. The closest major population center is Sibolga.Siti Nurul Chaerunisha, Purwo Sri Suracmatiningsih, Syarifuddin Gassing. Optimization Mursala Waterfall in Improving Community Potency, Welfare through Local Wisdom in Central Tapanuli Regency. International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR) ISSN: 2319-7064 Index Copernicus Value (2016): 79.57 | Impact Factor (2017): 7.296
The island is known for a large waterfall on its western side.{{Cite web|title=Jadi Tempat Syuting Film King Kong, Ini 4 Pesona Pulau Mursala yang Eksotis|url=https://www.merdeka.com/sumut/jadi-tempat-syuting-film-king-kong-ini-4-pesona-pulau-mursala-yang-eksotis.html|access-date=2020-12-30|website=merdeka.com|language=en}} A smaller islet on Mursala's eastern side, Pantai Pulau Putri, is known for its beaches. Mursala island is one of the only known habitats for Dipterocarpus cinereus, a species of plant considered to be extinct until the 2010s.{{Cite journal|last=Rachmat|first=Henti Hendalastuti|last2=Subiakto|first2=Atok|last3=Wijaya|first3=Kesuma|last4=Susilowati|first4=Arida|date=2018-03-01|title=Alarming call from Mursala Island, North Sumatra, Indonesia: The urgent task of conserving the previously reported extinct of Dipterocarpus cinereus|url=https://smujo.id/biodiv/article/view/2463|journal=Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity|language=en|volume=19|issue=2|pages=399–405|doi=10.13057/biodiv/d190206|issn=2085-4722|doi-access=free}}{{Cite journal|last=Rachmat|first=Henti Hendalastuti|last2=Subiakto|first2=Atok|date=2015-06-02|title=Conserving the previously reported extinct tree species Dipterocarpus cinereus: An ex-situ approach for the species conservation strategy|url=https://smujo.id/psnmbi/article/view/1129|journal=Prosiding Seminar Nasional Masyarakat Biodiversitas Indonesia|language=en|volume=1|issue=3|pages=560–564|doi=10.13057/psnmbi/m010331|issn=2407-8050}}
According to some sources, parts of Peter Jackson's 2005 film King Kong were filmed on the island.{{Cite web|last=brilio.net|title=10 Hollywood Movies That Filmed Scenes In Indonesia|url=https://en.brilio.net/movie/14-hollywood-movies-that-shot-their-filming-in-indonesia-1611021.html|access-date=2020-12-30|website=brilio.net|language=en}}
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