Mount Maria (Malaysia) Explained

Mount Maria
Map:Malaysia
Elevation M:1067
Coordinates:4.435°N 117.9525°W
Location:Tawau Division, Sabah, Malaysia
Last Eruption:Holocene

Mount Maria (Malay: Gunung Maria) is a volcanic cone mountain located at the Tawau Division of Sabah, Malaysia.[1] [2] It reaches a height of approximately 1067m (3,501feet).[3] [4] [5]

Geology

The mountain is formed through the late Pleistocene volcanisms which contributed to the prominent topographic features of the Semporna Peninsula and its surrounding areas.[6] [7] [8] Together with Mount Lucia in the Tawau volcanic field, the mountains are made up of Pleistocene dacites.[7] The surrounding mountain peak has been reported with the potential of generating renewable energy such as geothermal power.[9] [10]

History

Since 1979, it has been a part of Tawau Hills Park.[1] Jungle trekking activities are served by the park where the forest trail also leads to Mount Lucia and Mount Magdalena.[11]

See also

References

  1. Book: David Newsome. Geotourism. 11 August 2006. Routledge. 978-1-136-40094-0. 27–.
  2. Web site: World's new tallest tree in Tawau Hills Park. Lagatah Toyos. Daily Express. 15 July 2018. 20 May 2019. There are three main peaks in the form of extinct volcanoes, which were last active about 27,000 years ago, namely Mt Magdalena, Mt Lucia and Mt Maria.. https://web.archive.org/web/20190520072025/http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=125818. 20 May 2019. dead.
  3. Book: 4th Seminar on Tropical Ecosystem Research in Sabah: research contributions towards optimisation of resources in tropical ecosystems. 2000. Institute for Development Studies. 978-967-9910-60-5. 138.
  4. Web site: Waterfall is Tawau's latest attraction. Daily Express. 28 November 2018. 18 May 2019. There is also another mountain in the park, namely Mount Maria, which stands at 1,083 metres.. https://web.archive.org/web/20190518015807/http://dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=129031. 18 May 2019. dead.
  5. Web site: Introduction to Tawau Hills Park. Tawau Hills Park. 20 May 2019.
  6. Book: Geological Survey Department. British Territories in Borneo. Bulletin - Geological Survey Department, British Territories in Borneo. 1968. H.M. Stationery Office.
  7. Geological heritage features of Tawau volcanic sequence, Sabah. Sanudin Tahir. Baba Mustafa. Ismail Abd Rahim. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Malaysia, Geology Programme, School of Science and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Sabah. Geological Society of Malaysia. 2010. 17 May 2019. 1. https://web.archive.org/web/20190517100552/https://gsm.org.my/products/702001-100383-PDF.pdf. 17 May 2019. dead.
  8. Web site: General geology of Sabah [Semporna Peninsula]]. Government of Sabah. 18 May 2019.
  9. Web site: Isotope and Geochemical Investigations on Tawau Hot Springs in Sabah, Malaysia. Fredolin Javino. Saim Suratman. Zhonghe Pang. Manzoor Ahmed Choudhry. Joeffery Caranto. Manuel Ogena. Ibrahim Amnan. Proceedings World Geothermal Congress. International Geothermal Association. 2010. 18 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190520062251/https://www.geothermal-energy.org/pdf/IGAstandard/WGC/2010/1459.pdf. 20 May 2019. dead.
  10. Web site: Exploration and Development of the Tawau Geothermal Project, Malaysia. Peter R. Barnett. Susianto Mandagi. Tasrif Iskander. Zainal Abidin. Andrew Armaladdoss. Ramsey Raad. Proceedings World Geothermal Congress. Stanford University. 2015. 18 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190520062521/https://pangea.stanford.edu/ERE/db/WGC/papers/WGC/2015/11081.pdf. 20 May 2019. dead.
  11. Web site: Activities at Tawau Hills Park. Tawau Hills Park. 18 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190518020648/http://www.sabahparks.org.my/index.php/activities-thp. 18 May 2019. dead.

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