Bengkoka Peninsula Explained
| Bengkoka Peninsula |
| Image Map Caption: | Location of Bengkoka Peninsula in Sabah |
| Coordinates: | 6.9247°N 117.1456°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Malaysia |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Bengkoka Peninsula in Malaysia |
| Etymology: | Semenanjung Bengkoka |
| Location: | Kudat Division |
| Archipelago: | Maritime Southeast Asia |
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| Country: |  Malaysia |
| Country Admin Divisions Title: | State |
The Bengkoka Peninsula (Malay: Semenanjung Bengkoka) is a peninsula in northern of Sabah, Malaysia. It consists of coastal with swampy areas.[1] The peninsula become the area where the South China Sea meets the Sulu Sea.[2]
Geology
The peninsula is formed since the Oligocene with various materials such as sandstone, mudstone, siltstone, shale, conglomerate, lignite with minor limestone and tuff.[3] [4]
Climate and biodiversity
The peninsula area generally received mean annual rainfall ranging from 2,000 millimetres to 2,500 millimetres.[5] In the peninsula located the Tambalugu Forest Reserve where several mammals including barking deer and wild boar are found in the area.[6] Together with Kudat Peninsula, it is part of the Tun Mustapha Marine Park which includes coral reefs conservation.[2] The peninsula is also known for its mosquito fauna with about 37 species of mosquitoes from seven genera were found in six villages in the area.[7]
Notes and References
- Book: Muhamad Sade Haji Mohamad Amin. The General Geology North of Bengkoka Peninsula Sabah, East Malaysia. 1993. Jabatan Geologi, Universiti Malaya, 1992/93..
- Coral Reefs at the Northernmost Tip of Borneo: An Assessment of Scleractinian Species Richness Patterns and Benthic Reef Assemblages. Zarinah Waheed. Harald G. J. van Mil. Muhammad Ali Syed Hussein. Robecca Jumin. Bobita Golam Ahad. Bert W. Hoeksema. PLOS One. 2015. 10. 12. e0146006. 10.1371/journal.pone.0146006. 26719987. 4697805. 2015PLoSO..1046006W. free.
- Forest Management Plan [2016-2025]]. Acacia Forest Industries. 2017. 31 May 2019. 7. 9 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709191455/http://afisb.com.my/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/FMP/FMP-Public-Summary-Ver.7-15.5.pdf. dead.
- Tectonic evolution of the Marudu Bay, Sabah, Malaysia. M.B. Gassim. Sanudin Tahir. D. A. Brunotte. Journal of Southeast Asian Earth Sciences, Department of Earth Sciences, UKM Sabah Campus. 2003. 8. 1–4. 513–527. 10.1016/0743-9547(93)90049-U.
- Web site: Annual rainfall pattern of Sabah [Bengkoka Peninsula]]. Government of Sabah. 31 May 2019.
- Web site: Class I Protection Forest Reserve (FR). Government of Sabah. 3 January 2005. 31 May 2019.
- Mosquito fauna of the Bengkoka Peninsula, Sabah, Malaysia. Cheong WH. Loong KP. Mahadevan S. Mak JW. Kan SK. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 1984. 15. 1. 19–26. 6146203.
