Sandakan Peninsula

The Sandakan Peninsula (Malay: Semenanjung Sandakan) is a peninsula in Sandakan District, Sabah, Malaysia. It consists of broad coastal and forested areas.[1][2][3]

Sandakan Peninsula
Location of Sandakan Peninsula in Sabah
Sandakan Peninsula is located in Malaysia
Sandakan Peninsula
Sandakan Peninsula
Location of Sandakan Peninsula in Malaysia
EtymologySemenanjung Sandakan
Geography
LocationSandakan Division
Coordinates5°54′24.583″N 117°58′33.498″E
ArchipelagoMaritime Southeast Asia
Adjacent toSulu Sea
Administration
State Sabah

Geology

The tectonic of the peninsula started from Oligocene to Early Miocene, followed by deformation from Early Miocene to Middle Miocene that resulted in the opening of Sulu Sea and widening of Sandakan Basin.[4][5] The rifting stopped in Late Miocene to early Pliocene which caused a major uplift around the Sandakan Peninsula with heavy erosion.[5] The Upper Miocene formation dominates the eastern area of the peninsula with two main lithologies of sandstone and mudstone.[6]

Climate and biodiversity

The western part of the peninsula received mean annual rainfall ranging from 3,000 millimetres to 3,500 millimetres while the eastern part including Sandakan town received between 2,500 millimetres to 3,000 millimetres.[7] In the peninsula located the Kabili-Sepilok Forest Reserve which is a type of lowlands of eastern Sabah with over 90 species of mammals and 200 species of birds have been recorded inhabiting the area.[8][9]

References
  1. British Territories in Borneo. Geological Survey Dept; North Borneo. Geological Survey Department (1953). Annual Report of the Geological Survey Department.
  2. David Thien Choi Lee (1970). Sandakan Peninsula, Eastern Sabah, East Malaysia. U.S. Government Printing Office.
  3. Annual Report of the Geological Survey Malaysia. The Survey. 1968.
  4. Steven C. Bergman; Charles S. Hutchison; David A. Swauger; John E. Graves (2000). "K:Ar ages and geochemistry of the Sabah Cenozoic volcanic rocks" (PDF). ARCO: 167. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019 – via Geological Society of Malaysia.
  5. Khor Wei Chung; Chow Weng Sum; Abdul Hadi Abdul Rahman (2015). "Stratigraphic Succession and Depositional Framework of the Sandakan Formation, Sabah" (PDF). Sains Malaysiana: 932. Retrieved 29 May 2019 – via Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.
  6. C.S. Hutchison (24 October 2005). Geology of North-West Borneo: Sarawak, Brunei and Sabah. Elsevier. p. 277. ISBN 978-0-08-046089-5.
  7. "Annual rainfall pattern of Sabah [Sandakan Peninsula]". Government of Sabah. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  8. "Kabili-Sepilok [Data Zone MY029]". BirdLife International. 2003. Retrieved 30 May 2019. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  9. "Class V I Virgin Jungle Reserves (VJR)". Government of Sabah. 26 April 2005. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
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