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Location map of Borneo in SE Asia. The Red River Fault is included in the map. The base of rocks that underlie Borneo, an island in Southeast Asia, was formed by the arc-continent collisions, continent–continent collisions and subduction–accretion due to convergence between the Asian, India–Australia, and Philippine Sea-Pacific plates over the last 400 million years. [1]
Over 80% of Sarawak's forests have been felled, and the logging throughout East Malaysia has polluted waterways, increased erosion, and damaged agriculture. [3] Some state governments have now taken measures to halt the degradation of the rainforest. [26] Malaysia's rainforests are made of a variety of types, mainly dipterocarp, swamps, and ...
Sarawak (/ s ə ˈ r ɑː w ɒ k / sə-RAH-wok, Malay:) is a state [18] [19] of Malaysia.The largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak is located in East Malaysia in northwest Borneo, and is bordered by the Malaysian state of Sabah to the northeast, Kalimantan (the Indonesian portion of Borneo) to the south, and Brunei in the north.
The Geology of Sarawak and Sabah caves. Borneo Region, Malaysia: Geological Survey. p. 181. ... The making of a map". Site presents the new maps of the Gomantong ...
Bintulu is located near the mouth of the Kemena River, [54] in the coastal region of central Sarawak. [24] Geology of the coastal area was formed during the Pleistocene period; silt, clay, and gravel can be found here. Geological formation from the Oligocene period is found in the inland area, which contains limestone, siltstone, and sandstone ...
The indigenous people in both Sarawak and Sabah do not form an absolute majority, while the non-native population in East Malaysia mainly consisting of entirely Chinese. Political parties in Sarawak and Sabah were formed largely based on communal lines and can be categorised roughly into native non-Muslim, native Muslim, and non-native parties.
Usun Apau is a volcanic plateau covering an area of approximately 1,550 km 2, and averaging 1000 meters in elevation.There are three extinct volcanoes in the center of the plateau – Selidang (1,370 m), Kenawang (1,280 m), and Mabun (1,280 m).
Populated places in Sarawak (5 C, 143 P) Protected areas of Sarawak (1 C, ...