Mount Erskine

Mount Erskine
白云山
Residential Neighbourhood
Mount Erskine

Location in Peninsular Malaysia

Coordinates: 5°26′22″N 100°18′47″E / 5.43944°N 100.31306°E / 5.43944; 100.31306
Country Malaysia
State Penang
District North-East Penang Island
Government
  Local government Penang Island City Council (MBPP)
  Bukit Bendera Member of Parliament Zairil Khir Johari (DAP)
  Pulau Tikus State assemblyman Yap Soo Huey (DAP)
  Penang Island City Mayor Dato' Patahiyah binti Ismail
Time zone Malaysian Standard Time (UTC+8)
  Summer (DST) Not observed (UTC)
Postal code 10470

Mount Erskine (Chinese: 白云山, Penang Hokkien: Pek Hoon Sua, Malay: Bukit Erskine) is a township in the northeastern part of Penang Island, Malaysia. It sees more activity during the Qingming Festival due to the presence of its cemeteries dating from the early 19th century.[1]

More recently, the top of Mount Erskine has been flattened to make way for the construction of condominiums.[2]

Mount Erskine in 2014
Mount Erskine in 1824
Aquatint of Mount Erskine and Pulau Tikus bay in 1818

Aquatint of Mount Erskine and Pulau Tikus bay in 1818

References

  1. Mount Erskine residents live peacefully with the dead
  2. Penang's dying hills for all to see

Coordinates: 5°27′9″N 100°17′46″E / 5.45250°N 100.29611°E / 5.45250; 100.29611


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