Pom Pom Island

Pom Pom Island is a small coral reef island in the Celebes Sea,which located at approximately 30 kilometres north east of Semporna town,Sabah,East Malaysia. The island is 2.3 kilometres in circumference at the high tide line with a fringing coral reef 4 kilometres long. The island is flat sand with a maximum elevation of less than 2 metres above the HT line. The reef flat is only 50–75 metres wide to the west and several hundred metres wide around most of the island. The island has a white sand coral beach and is a significant nesting location site for green and hawksbill turtles.

The marine biodiversity of Pom Pom Island is rich with many rare and uncommon species. The region is part of the coral triangle which has 500-plus coral species. The ongoing survey by TRACC's based on Pom Pom island, has a fish count of 220+ species and a coral count of over 250 species.

There is no public transportation to the island,except through the resort's boat.Boat trip takes 35–60 minutes depend on resort boats.

Besides,Pom Pom Island is located nearby Bohey Dulang Island,Pandanan Island,Timba-Timba Island & Mataking Island.

Theres three main resort on the island,which is Pom Pom Besar Resort,Celebes Beach Resort & Mussah Poteh Resort. While the Celebes Beach Resort is the very first resort in the Pom Pom Island.