Cowie Bay

Teluk Cowie Cowie Bay
Aerial view of the entrance to Cowie Bay. In the background Sebatik Island
Waters	Celebes Sea
Land mass	Borneo
Geographical location	4 ° 17 '  N , 117 ° 48'  E Coordinates: 4 ° 17 '  N , 117 ° 48'  E
width	approx. 10 km
length	approx. 50 km
surface	120 km²
Greatest water depth	33 m
Medium water depth	15 m
Islands	Pulau Sebatik (southern limit of the bay)
Tributaries	Sungai Merutai, Sungai Kalabakan, Sungai Umas Umas, Sungai Brantian, Sungai Merutai Besar, Sungei Merutai Besar, Sungei Serudong

The Cowie Bay ( mal. Teluk Cowie ) is a bay on the east coast of the island of Borneo . It belongs to the Malaysian state of Sabah and opens to the Celebes Sea . Administratively, it belongs to the Tawau District in the Tawau Division . Cowie Bay is the northern, Malaysian part of Sebuku Bay.

geography

The bay covers an area of ​​approx. 120 km². At the end of the bay there is an extensive area of ​​shallow water that is densely forested with mangrove swamps . The south side of the bay is bounded by the island of Sebatik Island .

history

The bay was named after William Clarke Cowie .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Administrative District Boundary and Local Authority Area in: Census 2010 for Sabah ( Memento of the original from November 14, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 1.9 MB), p. 153, ed. from the Bureau of Statistics, Malaysia 
2. ↑ Sailing Directions (Enroute) - Borneo, Jawa, Sulawesi and Nusa Tenggara (PDF; 630 kB), United States Navy Publication 163, Chapter 10 No. 10.67, 2002; Accessed February 6, 2012