The Queensbay coastline offers a promenade with a nice view of the distant Penang Bridge and the nearby Jerejak Island.
Tag: Promenade
Gurney Drive Promenade
Sunset at the Eastern Promenade
Karpal Singh Drive (formerly known as Nautilus Bay Promenade), Jelutong, Penang.
Penang Isle: The Gurney Drive Urbanscape
Eastern Seaview
Nautilus Bay Promenade Walkway
The Nautilus Bay’s IJM promenade is a stretch of seafront public walkway and park located at the eastern coast of Jelutong, Penang. The blue pillars called Celebration of Our Blue Sky, a modern art sculpture by Japanese artist Hitori Nakayama, can be seen at the background.
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.
