Gaya Island (Pulau Gaya) is a sizeable
Malaysian island of 1,465 ha, just 10 minutes off
Kota Kinabalu,
Sabah and forms part of the
Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park. Pulau Gaya derived its name from the
Bajau word "Gayo" which means
big and occupies an area of 15 km² (3,700 acres) with an elevation of up to 300 metres. Several
ridges rise more than 600 feet (180 m), peaking at 1,000 feet (300 m), along the backbone of Pulau Gaya.