Mengalum Island is situated in the South China Sea 35 statute miles (30.4 nautical miles)/ 56 kilometers northwest of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah's capital city. Access to Mengalum Island will be by high speed catamaran (sea) or helicopter (air). The departure point for sea transport will be at the Sutera Harbour Marina, which is located close to Kota Kinabalu Central Business District (CBD), 10 kilometers from the city's international airport terminal. The departure point for air transport will be at Sabah Air Terminal, which is also located close to Kota Kinabalu CBD area.

The history of Mengalum Island has long been associated with voyaging of Ferdinand Magellan in Asian waters during 16th century. The link is tied to a large metal anchor located in the south- western corner of the island near the shoreline. Although there is no recorded documentation as to when and how the anchor was placed on the island, many people, including local fishermen, believe that the anchor is from Magellanâ's or one of his fleet vessels. However, to this date, no one has been able to confirm conclusively its origin, age and how or why it was placed on Mengalum Island. What is known is that the mystery anchor has the power to draw people to the island to see it first hand.

Mengalum Island is just under 1,000 acres/ 405 hectares in size and is in the form of an irregular circle. At its widest points, the island's north- south width is 1.4 miles/ 2.2 kilometers and the east-west width is 1.6 miles/ 2.5 kilometers. Part of the island of some 231.75 acres of land has being registered as government wildlife reserved for bird sanctuary. Mengalum Island is reach of tourism resources, which enable it to provide many varieties of both on- shore and off- shore activities. This activities include deep sea game fishing, scuba and snorkel diving, beach combing and sun bathing, shallow and near shore water sports, opportunities for viewing wildlife associated with lagoons and wetland areas found on the island and also a visit to see the Mengalum Anchor Shrine located in the south- western corner of the island near the shoreline.

Mengalum Island is suited for tourism, resort and leisure development principally due to the following attributes: The island is well situated with respect to Sabah's principal international/ regional gateway. The island is relatively close to Kota Kinabalu CBD (35 miles). The island resort can therefore tap upon the municipality's population as a source of employment and support services. Its distance from Kota Kinabalu can give island guest the feel of a remote tropical island paradise and yet provide the comfort of knowing that the city mainland can be easily accessed if the need arises.

The island is of a size that from a land use perspective, permits the development of a self contained, integrated destination resort in lieu of single, stand alone tourist accommodations found on many small islands.The island is surrounded by quality white sand beaches and extensive coral shoals. It also forms the centre of one of Sabah's prime deep sea fishing grounds. Note: Only 250acres together with the resort are for sale