Klias Peninsula
 Location of Klias Peninsula in Sabah | |
  Klias Peninsula Location of Klias Peninsula in Malaysia | |
| Etymology | Semenanjung Klias |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Interior Division |
| Coordinates | 5°23′9.139″N115°34′46.448″E/ 5.38587194°N 115.57956889°E |
| Archipelago | Maritime Southeast Asia |
| Adjacent to | South China Sea |
| Administration | |
| State |  Sabah |
TheKlias Peninsula(Malay:Semenanjung Klias) is apeninsulain western ofSabah, Malaysia.It consists of coastalwetlandswhich become the largestmangroveandnipaswamp area in Sabah's west coast and serves as a major nurturing ground for fisheries resources in theBrunei BayandKimanis Bay.[1][2][3]
Geology
[edit]Miocenecobbleconglomerates deposited in a tidally-influenced channel define a major sequence boundary exposed on the peninsula that can be correlated to paleo-shelf edge gorges imaged offshore onseismicdata.[4]Recent beach deposits on the area at 20 metre elevation indicate youthful uplift which offer a stellar example of drainage capture and facies variability in an active tropical foreland basin.[4]
Climate and biodiversity
[edit]The peninsula coastal area comprising theKuala PenyuandBeaufortgenerally received mean annual rainfall ranging from 2,000 millimetres to 2,500 millimetres while towards the east annual rainfall reached between 2,500 millimetres and 3,000 millimetres.[5]It consists of four forest reserve areas ofBinsuluk,Klias, Menumbok and Padas Damit with much of its coastline is lined withmangroves.[2]The area supports a large population ofwater birdsas well asproboscis monkeysand 134 tree species from 59 families.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^Annual Report of the Geological Survey Department.publisher not identified. 1950.
- ^ab"Findings - Klias Peninsula in General"(PDF).Sabah Biodiversity Conservation Project, Identification of Potential Protected Areas, Klias Peninsula - Final Report.Ministry of Culture, Environment and Tourism,Government of Sabah.p. 12. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 31 May 2019.Retrieved31 May2019.
- ^"Assessment of Coastal Fisheries in the Malaysian – Sabah portion of the Sulu Sulawesi Marine Ecoregion (SSME)"(PDF).Department of Fisheries, Government of Sabah. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 31 May 2019.Retrieved31 May2019.
{{cite journal}}:Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^abAndrew B. Cullen (2010)."The Klias Peninsula and Padas River: NW Borneo, An Example of Drainage Capture in an Active Tropical Foreland Basin".Online Journal for E&P Geoscientists– viaAmerican Association of Petroleum Geologists.
- ^"Annual rainfall pattern of Sabah [Klias Peninsula]".Government of Sabah.Retrieved31 May2019.
- ^"Klias peninsula [Data Zone MY028]".BirdLife International.2003.Retrieved31 May2019.
{{cite journal}}:Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^Jason Munshi-South; Henry Bernard (2011)."Genetic Diversity and Distinctiveness of the Proboscis Monkeys (Nasalis larvatus) of the Klias Peninsula, Sabah, Malaysia".Journal of Heredity.102(3): 342–346.doi:10.1093/jhered/esr013.PMID21414965– viaOxford University Press.
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