Sungai Sugut
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 Sugut with source and tributaries (dark blue coloring) |
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| Data | ||
| location | Sabah , Borneo , Malaysia | |
| River system | Sugut | |
| source | in the heights of Kinabalu | |
| muzzle |
Sulu Sea Coordinates: 5 ° 53 '36 " N , 117 ° 30' 7" E 5 ° 53 '36 " N , 117 ° 30' 7" E
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| length | 178 km | |
| Catchment area | 2150 km² | |
| Level . Bkt in mandau: 6 ° 11 '45 " N , 117 ° 14' 20" O | ||
 Sungai Sugut seen from the A1 (10 km before Kg.Timbulus) |
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The Sugut ( mal. Sungai Sugut ) or Sugut River is a river in the Malaysian state of Sabah on Borneo . It rises in the heights of the Kinabalu in the north of Sabah and runs 178 kilometers from the highlands to the confluence with the Sulu Sea . The Sugut with its source and tributaries drains an area of 2150 km².
geology
The catchment area of the Sugut is characterized by steep and mountainous terrain with heights of up to 2200 m. About 50% of this area consists of igneous and ultramafic rocks . The rest of the area is made up of layers of sandstone and slate on the one hand and solid sandstone and claystone on the other. Sands and loam predominate in the west, while the eastern part is determined by alluvial soils .
colonization
At the end of the 19th century the areas on Sugut were ruled by Mat Salleh , who was chief of an independent territory ( tulin ) here.
fauna
The Indian darter ( Anhinga melanogaster ) has been observed in the Sugut area . Records have been kept of the region's mammal population since 1978. These have occurrences of the Sumatran rhinoceros ( Dicerorhinus sumatrensis ), the Banteng ( Bos javanicus ), the Malaienbärs ( Helarctos malayanus ), the clouded leopard ( Neofelis nebulosa ), the Borneo orangutan ( Pongo pygmaeus ), horror Gibbons ( Hylobates muelleri ) and the proboscis monkey ( Nasalis larvatus ).
The region is also an important distribution area for the saltwater crocodile ( Crocodylus porosus ). A study of 151 kilometers of river and seven oxbow lakes carried out in 1984 revealed a population of 24 crocodiles, including younger ones. It is assumed that the oxbow lakes represent a main habitat for the crocodiles, especially for laying eggs and rearing the young.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c The sugut river ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; Retrieved January 27, 2012.
- ^ A b c d Maria Seda: Environmental Management in ASEAN: Perspectives on Critical Regional Issues . Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore 1993, ISBN 981-3016-44-2 , pp. 137 .
- ^ Regina Lim: Federal-state Relations in Sabah, Malaysia: The Berjaya Administration, 1976-85 . Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2008, ISBN 978-981-230-811-5 , pp. 25 ( books.google.de ).
