Teluk Kimanis

Teluk Kimanis ; Kimanis Bay
	Aerial view of Kimanis Bay (detail)
Waters	South China Sea
Land mass	Borneo
Geographical location	5 ° 39 ′ N , 115 ° 45 ′ E Coordinates: 5 ° 39 ′ N , 115 ° 45 ′ E
width	approx. 35 km
depth	approx. 17 km
surface	450 km²
Coastline	57 km
Islands	Pulau Tiga (in front of the bay)
Tributaries	Sungai Penyu

The Kimanis Bay ( mal. Teluk Kimanis ) is a bay on the west coast of the island of Borneo . It belongs to the Malaysian state of Sabah and opens to the South China Sea . Administratively it belongs to the Papar District in the West Coast Division .

geography

The bay covers an area of approx. 450 km². The coastline stretches in a wide arc from Cape Nosong ( mal. Tanjung Nosong ) to Cape Papar ( mal. Tanjung Papar ). In front of the bay is the island of Pulau Tiga . The coastline is mostly unforested, with agricultural use.

history

The name of the bay is derived from the settlement Kimanis . The name Kimanis Bay can be found on an 1899 map of British North Borneo published by the North Borneo Chartered Company .

Sabah-Sarawak Integrated Oil and Gas Project

The Sabah Oil and Gas Terminal (SOGT) is currently being built in the coastal area of Kimanis Bay , which will serve as a receiving, storage and export station for oil and natural gas from Sabah's offshore fields. In addition to the shore facilities, offshore jetties are planned to take over oil and natural gas in the bay. At the same time, the Sabah-Sarawak Gas Pipeline (SSGP) begins here, producing natural gas over a distance of 522 kilometers to Bintulu, Sarawak.

Web links

Map of British North Borneo, 1899

Individual evidence

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

[1] Administrative District Boundary and Local Authority Area . In: Census 2010 for Sabah (PDF; 1.9 MB) Statistical Office, Malaysia, p. 153.

[enroute-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] Views of British North Borneo . North Borneo Chartered Company. London, 1899