The matter was brought for adjudication before the International Court of Justice and, at the end of 2002, the Court awarded the island along with the island of Ligitan to Malaysia, on the basis of the 'effective occupation' displayed by the latter's predecessor (Malaysia's former colonial power, the United Kingdom) and the absence of any other superior title. In the past, the island was at the centre of a territorial dispute between Malaysia and Indonesia. Main article: Ligitan and Sipadan dispute It will open again to tourism operations from 1 December 2020.

Sipadan Island will be closed from 1 November until 30 November 2020 for 'Marine Life Recuperation'. Since 2019, there are 178 permits available each day. Visiting Sipadan Island requires a permit issued by Sabah Parks, a Sabah Government agency. A turtle tomb lies underneath the column of the island, formed by an underwater limestone cave with a labyrinth of tunnels and chambers that contain many skeletal remains of turtles that become lost and drown before finding the surface. Pelagic species such as manta rays, eagle rays, scalloped hammerhead sharks and whale sharks also visit Sipadan. Further more, one of the dive operators Scuba Junkie was voted by the public the 'Best Dive Resort in the World 2020' at DiveMagazine's annual Dive Travel Awards.įrequently seen in the waters around Sipadan: green and hawksbill turtles (which mate and nest there), enormous schools of barracuda in tornado-like formations as well as large schools of big-eye trevally, and bumphead parrotfish. In fact it shared its top spot with 2 other destinations known for the diversity of their marine life - the Galápagos Islands of Ecuador and Truk in Micronesia. Sipadan Island was at the top of Rodale's Scuba Diving Magazine Gold List for 'The Top Dive Destination in the World'. More than 400 species of fish and hundreds of coral species have been classified in this ecosystem.

Sipadan is located at the heart of the Indo-Pacific basin, the centre of one of the richest marine habitats in the world.

It was formed by living corals growing on top of an extinct volcanic cone that took thousands of years to develop. It is located in the Celebes Sea off the east coast of Sabah, Malaysia. Sipadan ( Malay: Pulau Sipadan) is the only oceanic island in Malaysia, rising 600 metres (2,000 ft) from the seabed.

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