Dent Peninsula

Coordinates: 5°12′32.464″N 118°56′10.892″E / 5.20901778°N 118.93635889°E / 5.20901778; 118.93635889
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Dent Peninsula
Map
Location of Dent Peninsula in Sabah
Dent Peninsula is located in Malaysia
Dent Peninsula
Dent Peninsula
Dent Peninsula within Malaysia
EtymologySemenanjung Dent
Geography
Location
Coordinates5°12′32.464″N 118°56′10.892″E / 5.20901778°N 118.93635889°E / 5.20901778; 118.93635889
ArchipelagoMaritime Southeast Asia
Adjacent to
Highest pointMount Hatton
570 metres (1,870 ft)[1]
Administration
State Sabah

The Dent Peninsula (

Sabah, Malaysia. It consists of hills and broad coastal areas.[2] The Peninsula is also previously considered as a volcanic arc of the region which have since migrated southward to Semporna Peninsula.[3]

Geology

Volcanic activity in the

geochemical and petrological analyses, both formations of Sabahat and Ganduman found to be gas-prone source rocks.[8][9] The narrow continental shelf fronting the coastal areas of both Dent and Semporna Peninsulas also could be exposed to future tsunamis with the active fault in the eastern coast.[10]

Climate and biodiversity

The peninsula especially in the northern generally received mean annual rainfall ranging from 2,000 millimetres to 2,500 millimetres. In the southern coast, the area received annual rainfall ranging from 1,500 millimetres to 2,000 millimetres while the Tungku area received less than 1,500 millimetres.[11] Located in the centre of the peninsula is the Tabin Wildlife Reserve which is a forest reserve area with variety of protected species.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Class I Protection Forest Reserve (FR)". Government of Sabah. 22 April 2005. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  2. ^ Land Resource Study. Land Resources Division, Directorate of Overseas Surveys. 1975.
  3. ^ Harminzah Mansor (2008). "Assessment of a Synrift Play in South Dent Graben (Offshore East Sabah)" (PDF). Postgraduate Studies Programme Thesis, Degree of Master of Science in Petroleum Geoscience: 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019 – via Universiti Teknologi Petronas.
  4. ^ a b c "General geology of Sabah [Dent Peninsula]". Government of Sabah. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
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  6. ^ a b Ismail Che Mat Zin (1994). "Dent Group and its equivalent in the offshore Kinabatangan area, East Sabah" (PDF). Bulletin of the Geological Society of Malaysia, Geological Survey of Malaysia: 127. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019 – via Geological Society of Malaysia.
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  8. ^ Neville Seymour Haile; Nicholas Pin Yeh Wong (1965). The Geology and Mineral Resources of Dent Peninsula, Sabah. U.S. Government Printing Office.
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  10. ^ John Kuna Raj (2007). "Tsunami threat to coastal areas of Sabah, East Malaysia" (PDF). Department of Geology, University of Malaya: 51. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019 – via Geological Society of Malaysia.
  11. ^ "Annual rainfall pattern of Sabah [Dent Peninsula]". Government of Sabah. Retrieved 29 May 2019.