Tag: coastal
Gurney Drive Promenade
Noon at Chew Jetty
Old Penang Port Building
View of the Tanjung City Marina
Penang Second Bridge
A view of the Penang Second Bridge in construction. The second bridge will connect Batu Kawan on the mainland Seberang Perai and Batu Maung on Penang Island. The total length of the MYR 3 billion bridge is 24 km (15 mi) and will become the longest bridge in Malaysia and Southeast Asia once it is completed in 2013.
Penang Isle: Beachscape View
The northern shore of Penang.
The Morning Fisherman
Penang Isle: The Nautilus Bay Pier
Penang Isle: Gurney Drive
Gurney Drive is a popular seafront promenade in Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia. The road is also one Penang’s most popular tourist destinations, famous for the “hawker food” sold from food stalls formerly located along the seafront, now relocated close by. Previously known as the New Coast Road, it was completed in 1936 along what was then known as the North Beach, and renamed in 1952 after Sir Henry Gurney, British High Commissioner in Malaya (1950-1951).
Over the years, the beaches along Gurney Drive have largely been lost to coastal erosion. More recently, a land reclamation project at nearby Tanjung Tokong has reversed the erosion, leading to the accretion of silt and mud off Gurney Drive. Mangrove saplings have sprouted in the mud, which is now frequented by egrets and other birds as well as mudskippers.
