Teluk Schomburgk

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Teluk Schomburgk
Schomburgk Bay
Schomburgk Bay with the northern limit of Jambongan Island

Schomburgk Bay with the northern limit of Jambongan Island

Waters Sulu Lake
Land mass Borneo
Geographical location 6 ° 35 '  N , 117 ° 26'  E Coordinates: 6 ° 35 '  N , 117 ° 26'  E
Teluk Schomburgk (Malaysia)
Teluk Schomburgk
width approx. 10 km
depth about 11 km
surface 100 km²
Islands Pulau Jambongan (northern limit of the bay)

The Schomburgk Bay ( mal. Teluk Schomburgk ) is a bay on the north coast of the island of Borneo . It belongs to the Malaysian state of Sabah and opens to the Sulu Sea . Administratively, it belongs to the Beluran District in the Sandakan Division .

geography

The bay covers an area of ​​approx. 100 km². The coastline belonging to the mainland is densely forested with mangrove swamps . The north side of the bay is bounded by Jambongan Island . A narrow waterway, which is not suitable for regular shipping because of the shallow water, connects the bay with Paitan Bay .

history

The bay was apparently named after Carl Schomburgk, a business partner of William Clarke Cowie . Cowie had a business relationship with the Sultan of Sulu from 1872 (he smuggled weapons through the Spanish naval blockade for him) and in the same year founded the Labuan Trading Company with Schomburgk and Ross . The name Schomburgk Bay first appeared on an 1899 map of British North Borneo published by the North Borneo Chartered Company .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Administrative District Boundary and Local Authority Area . In: Census 2010 for Sabah (PDF; 1.9 MB) Statistical Office, Malaysia, p. 153.
  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
  3. ^ North Borneo Chartered Company: Views of British North Borneo ; London, 1899