LUMUT, Feb 12 — Each year, the mesmerising annual parting sea phenomenon unveils a 400-metre raised sandbank at Pulau Giam, attracting tens of thousands of both local and international tourists to the site in mid-February.

Manjung Municipal Council (MPM), (Duty-Free Island Management Unit) assistant administrative officer Nur Aniessa Abd Aziz, said the unique phenomenon occurs once a year when the seawater in the area completely recedes.