▁This ▁is ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁islands ▁of ▁Malays ia . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Survey ▁and ▁M apping , ▁Malays ia , ▁there ▁are ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 8 7 8 ▁islands ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁The ▁state ▁of ▁Sab ah ▁has ▁the ▁largest ▁number ▁of ▁islands ▁with ▁ 3 9 4 ▁islands ▁within ▁its ▁waters . ▁A part ▁from ▁that , ▁Malays ia ▁also ▁has ▁ 5 1 0 ▁off sh ore ▁ge ographical ▁features ▁which ▁include ▁rocks , ▁sand b anks ▁and ▁rid ges . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁Malays ia ▁still ▁has ▁over ▁ 5 3 5 ▁un named ▁islands , ▁prompt ing ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁take ▁quick ▁action ▁to ▁prevent ▁neighbour ing ▁countries ▁from ▁taking ▁over ▁these ▁islands . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁islands ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Sab ah ▁have ▁been ▁given ▁a ▁name , ▁according ▁to ▁a ▁statement ▁from ▁the ▁State ▁Land ▁and ▁Survey ▁Department ▁director . ▁ ▁Major ▁islands ▁Islands ▁over ▁ 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁square ▁kilometres ▁ ▁Bor neo ▁( shared ▁with ▁Indones ia ▁and ▁Br une i ) ▁Islands ▁over ▁ 2 0 0 ▁square ▁kilometres ▁ ▁Seb at ik , ▁Sab ah ▁( shared ▁with ▁North ▁Kal im ant an , ▁Indones ia ) ▁ ▁Bang gi , ▁Sab ah ▁ ▁Bru it , ▁Sar aw ak ▁ ▁Lang ka wi , ▁K ed ah ▁ ▁Pen ang , ▁Pen ang ▁ ▁Dis put ed ▁islands ▁ ▁Spr at