Location of Bengkoka Peninsula in Sabah | |
Etymology | Semenanjung Bengkoka |
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Geography | |
Location | Kudat Division |
Coordinates | 6°55′28.889″N 117°8′44.115″E / 6.92469139°N 117.14558750°E |
Archipelago | Maritime Southeast Asia |
Adjacent to | |
Administration | |
State | ![]() |
The Bengkoka Peninsula ( Malay: Semenanjung Bengkoka) is a peninsula in northern of Sabah, Malaysia. It consists of coastal with swampy areas. [1] The peninsula become the area where the South China Sea meets the Sulu Sea. [2]
The peninsula is formed since the Oligocene with various materials such as sandstone, mudstone, siltstone, shale, conglomerate, lignite with minor limestone and tuff. [3] [4]
The peninsula area generally received mean annual rainfall ranging from 2,000 millimetres to 2,500 millimetres. [5] In the peninsula located the Tambalugu Forest Reserve where several mammals including barking deer and wild boar are found in the area. [6] Together with Kudat Peninsula, it is part of the Tun Mustapha Marine Park which includes coral reefs conservation. [2] The peninsula is also known for its mosquito fauna with about 37 species of mosquitoes from seven genera were found in six villages in the area. [7]
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Location of Bengkoka Peninsula in Sabah | |
Etymology | Semenanjung Bengkoka |
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Geography | |
Location | Kudat Division |
Coordinates | 6°55′28.889″N 117°8′44.115″E / 6.92469139°N 117.14558750°E |
Archipelago | Maritime Southeast Asia |
Adjacent to | |
Administration | |
State | ![]() |
The Bengkoka Peninsula ( Malay: Semenanjung Bengkoka) is a peninsula in northern of Sabah, Malaysia. It consists of coastal with swampy areas. [1] The peninsula become the area where the South China Sea meets the Sulu Sea. [2]
The peninsula is formed since the Oligocene with various materials such as sandstone, mudstone, siltstone, shale, conglomerate, lignite with minor limestone and tuff. [3] [4]
The peninsula area generally received mean annual rainfall ranging from 2,000 millimetres to 2,500 millimetres. [5] In the peninsula located the Tambalugu Forest Reserve where several mammals including barking deer and wild boar are found in the area. [6] Together with Kudat Peninsula, it is part of the Tun Mustapha Marine Park which includes coral reefs conservation. [2] The peninsula is also known for its mosquito fauna with about 37 species of mosquitoes from seven genera were found in six villages in the area. [7]
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