Retak Hill

Retak Hill (Malay: Bukit Retak), is one of the major hills shared between Mukim Amo, Temburong District of Brunei and Limbang Division, Sarawak of Malaysia.[2]

Retak Hill
Retak Hill, 1981 expedition team
Highest point
Elevation1,618 m (5,308 ft)[1]
Coordinates4°20′18″N 115°17′47″E
Naming
Native nameBukit Retak (Malay)
Geography
Retak Hill is located in Brunei
Retak Hill
Retak Hill
Retak Hill is located in Malaysia
Retak Hill
Retak Hill
CountryBrunei and Malaysia
DistrictSarawak and Temburong
RegionAmo and Limbang

Description

Retak Hill sits at the north of Pagon Hill with a height of 1,618 metres (5,308 ft),[3] and remained one of the major hills in Brunei.[4] Montane forest covers the hill,[5][6] followed by the presence of quartzite rocks and metamorphosed siltstones.[7]

History

A crucial expedition team was sent to the forests around Tembikai and Retak Hill in 1978.[8] In the early 1980s, it was known that Netelia harmani wasps were found on the hill.[9] Moreover, Papilio acheron butterflies were also found on the mountain.[10]

References

  1. Makowski, Christopher; Finkl, Charles W. (2018-07-24). Impacts of Invasive Species on Coastal Environments: Coasts in Crisis. Springer. p. 458. ISBN 978-3-319-91382-7.
  2. Names, United States Board on Geographic (1952). Decision List - United States Board on Geographic Names. The Board. p. 72.
  3. Malayan Naturalist. Malayan Nature Society. 1991. p. 13.
  4. Makowski, Christopher; Finkl, Charles W. (2018-07-24). Impacts of Invasive Species on Coastal Environments: Coasts in Crisis. Springer. p. 458. ISBN 978-3-319-91382-7.
  5. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel (1983). The Moths of Borneo: Geometridae (incl. Orthostixini), Oenochrominae, Desmobathrinae, Geometrinae, Ennominae addenda. Malaysian Nature Society. p. 238. ISBN 978-983-99915-3-6.
  6. "Department of Fisheries - Mixed Dipterocarp". www.fisheries.gov.bn. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  7. Tropical Forestry Papers. Department of Forestry, Commonwealth Forestry Institute, University of Oxford. 1976. p. 8.
  8. Brunei (1978). Brunei. behalf of the Information Section, Department of State Secretariat, Brunei. p. 139.
  9. Gupta, Virendra Kumar (1987). The Ichneumonidae of the Indo-Australian Area (Hymenoptera): Subfamilies Pimplinae to Mesochorinae. American Entomological Institute. p. 248. ISBN 978-1-56665-039-7.
  10. Collins, N. Mark; Morris, Michael G. (1985). Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book. IUCN. p. 331. ISBN 978-2-88032-603-6.
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