Tun Sakaran Marine Park
| Tun Sakaran Marine Park | |
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 A panorama view of Tun Sakaran Marine Park | |
  Tun Sakaran NP Location in Borneo | |
| Location | Sabah, Malaysia |
| Nearest city | Semporna |
| Coordinates | 4°36′N 118°42′E / 4.600°N 118.700°E |
| Area | 101 km2 (39 sq mi) |
| Established | 2004 |
| Governing body | Sabah Parks |
Tun Sakaran Marine Park, also known as Semporna Islands Park, is a marine park located off the east coast of
Bajau Laut (Sea Gypsies) people, who live in stilt houses and houseboats in and around the marine park.[1] To this day, out of the eight islands, there is only one island (Sebangkat
) that has an owner and legal grant holder after the gazetting in 2004.
History
Bodgaya was first gazetted in 1933 as a forest reserve, while Boheydulang as a bird sanctuary. Proposals to establish a state park was first made in 1977. Later in 1998, a collaboration, known as the Semporna Islands Project, between the
European Community
under its global environment budget line. Finally in 2004 the islands were gazetted as a state park by Sabah Parks.
References
- ^ Tun Sakaran Marine Park, Sabah, Malaysia.
External links
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