Bengkoka Peninsula

Bengkoka Peninsula

Location of Bengkoka Peninsula in Sabah
Bengkoka Peninsula Location of Bengkoka Peninsula in Malaysia
Etymology	Semenanjung Bengkoka
Geography
Location	Kudat Division
Coordinates	6°55′28.889″N117°8′44.115″E / 6.92469139°N 117.14558750°E / 6.92469139; 117.14558750
Archipelago	Maritime Southeast Asia
Adjacent to	South China Sea Sulu Sea
Administration
Malaysia
State	Sabah

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]

Geology

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]}

Climate and biodiversity

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]

References

1. Haji Mohamad Amin, Muhamad Sade (1993). The General Geology North of Bengkoka Peninsula Sabah, East Malaysia. Jabatan Geologi, Universiti Malaya, 1992/93.
2. Waheed, Zarinah; van Mil, Harald G. J.; Syed Hussein, Muhammad Ali; Jumin, Robecca; Golam Ahmad, Bobita; Hoeksema, Bert W. (2015). "Coral Reefs at the Northernmost Tip of Borneo: An Assessment of Scleractinian Species Richness Patterns and Benthic Reef Assemblages". PLOS One . 10 (12): e0146006. Bibcode:2015PLoSO..1046006W. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0146006 . PMC   4697805 . PMID   26719987.
3. "Forest Management Plan [2016-2025]" (PDF). Acacia Forest Industries. 2017. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
4. Gassim, M.B.; Tahir, Sanudin; Brunotte, D. A. (2003). "Tectonic evolution of the Marudu Bay, Sabah, Malaysia". Journal of Southeast Asian Earth Sciences, Department of Earth Sciences, UKM Sabah Campus. 8 (1–4): 513–527. doi:10.1016/0743-9547(93)90049-U.
5. "Annual rainfall pattern of Sabah [Bengkoka Peninsula]". Government of Sabah . Retrieved 31 May 2019.
6. "Class I Protection Forest Reserve (FR)". Government of Sabah. 3 January 2005. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
7. WH, Cheong; KP, Loong; S, Mahadevan; JW, Mak; SK, Kan (1984). "Mosquito fauna of the Bengkoka Peninsula, Sabah, Malaysia". Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 15 (1): 19–26. PMID   6146203.