Sebuku River Explained

Sebuku River
Name Other:Sungai Sebuku, Sungai Sibuku, Sibuku River, Sibuko River, Sibuckoe River[1]
Pushpin Map:Indonesia Kalimantan#Indonesia
Pushpin Map Caption:River mouth location
Source1 Location:Sabah, North Kalimantan
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Malaysia, Indonesia
Length:115km (71miles)[2]
Mouth Elevation:1 m

The Sebuku River is a river in Borneo that flows from Sabah, Malaysia to Nunukan, in the province of North Kalimantan, Indonesia.[3] [4]

Geography

The river flows in the northeastern area of Borneo island with predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification), and into the Celebes Sea.[5]

The rivermouth is fronted by a small island called Pulau Senelak. A tidal bore occurs 3 days before and after spring tides, and its wave are high and rapid and can cause considerable damage to small craft.[6]

History

The river was once taken as the southernmost border of the influence of Sultanate of Sulu on the island of Borneo in the 19th century, and hence is featured in the 1878 grant by Sultan of Sulu to British North Borneo Company.

At the end of the 19th century, this river again became a point of contention between the British North Borneo and Dutch Borneo, since the British regarded this river as its southernmost border with the Dutch, while the Dutch assumes a further northern boundary at Batu Tinagat, Tawau. The boundary dispute was settled in 1899 with a compromise solution of a border between these two extremities.[7]

See also

References

4.0464°N 117.4748°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: United States. Hydrographic Office. Gazetteer. Hydrographic Office. H.O. misc. v. 4; v. 8-9. 1943. 17 December 2023.
  2. Book: Murtie, A.. RPAT Untuk SD. Cerdas Interaktif. 978-979-788-388-1. id. 17 December 2023.
  3. Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
  4. http://www.geonames.org/1628305/sungai-sebuku.html#tab-f Sungai Sebuku
  5. Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification. 2007. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11. 1633-1644-->. . 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. M C. B L. T A. Peel. Finlayson. McMahon. 5. 1633–1644. 2007HESS...11.1633P. free.
  6. Book: Sailing Directions (enroute) for Borneo, Jawa, Sulawesi and Nusa Tenggara. [Department of Defense], Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center. Pub. (United States. Defense Mapping Agency. Hydrographic/Topographic Center). 1979. . 17 December 2023.
  7. Book: Singh, D.S.R.. The Indonesia-Malaysia Dispute Concerning Sovereignty over Sipadan and Ligitan Islands: Historical Antecedents and the International Court of Justice Judgment. ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute. 2019. 978-981-4843-64-5. 17 December 2023.