Muara Beach Explained
Muara Beach (Malay: '''Pantai Muara''') is a beach in Muara, Mukim Serasa, Brunei-Muara District, Brunei.[1] [2] The beach used to stretch up to Pelumpong Spit, before they were cut apart in order to make way for easy access to Muara Port in the 1960s.[3] The beach is located at an estimated distance of 27 km from Bandar Seri Begawan,[4] and 3 km from Muara Port.[5]
History
On 10 June 1945, an amphibious assault was carried out at Green Beach (code for Muara Beach) during the Battle of Brunei,[6] by the 2/15th and 2/17th Battalions of the Australian Army in then Japan-occupied Brunei.[7] A war memorial was built on the beach in honor of this assault.[8]
The 11 hectare Muara Beach Recreational Park was officially opened in 2006.[9] It consisted of a 1.2 km track, volleyball field, beach football field, camping site and many more. On 2 January 2022, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) organized a beach cleaning campaign.[10]
Notes and References
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- Book: Ledesma . Charles de . Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei . Lewis . Mark . Savage . Pauline . 2003 . Rough Guides . 978-1-84353-094-7 . 13 . en.
- Web site: Pelumpong Spit, Muara . 2022-05-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071104210740/http://www.bsp.com.bn/panagaclub/pnhs/Geology/htm/overview/coast_m/pspit/pspit1_1.HTM#beach%20ridges . 2007-11-04 .
- Book: Thiessen, Tamara . Bradt Travel Guide - Borneo . 2008 . Bradt Travel Guides . 978-1-84162-252-1 . en.
- Book: Guides, Rough . The Rough Guide to Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei (Travel Guide eBook) . 2018-06-01 . Apa Publications (UK) Limited . 978-1-78919-418-0 . en.
- Book: Pacific, United States Army Forces . Engineers of the Southwest Pacific, 1941-45 . 1947 . U.S. Government Printing Office . 291 . en.
- Book: Coulthard-Clark, Christopher David . Where Australians Fought: The Encyclopaedia of Australia's Battles . 1998 . Allen & Unwin . 978-1-86448-611-7 . 252 . en.
- Book: Planet . Lonely . Lonely Planet Malaysia Singapore & Brunei . Albiston . Isabel . Atkinson . Brett . Benchwick . Greg . Bonetto . Cristian . Bush . Austin . Kelly . Robert . Richmond . Simon . Waters . Richard . 2016-08-01 . Lonely Planet . 978-1-76034-162-6 . en.
- Web site: Department of Environment, Park and Recreation - Muara Recreational Beach . 2022-05-28 . www.env.gov.bn.
- Web site: 2022-01-02 . 50 bags of trash collected at Muara beach clean-up » Borneo Bulletin Online . 2022-05-28 . 50 bags of trash collected at Muara beach clean-up . en-US.
