Teluk Sapanggar
Teluk Sapanggar Sepangar Bay |
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Teluk Sapanggar from Kg.Gentisan |
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Waters | South China Sea | |
Land mass | Borneo | |
Geographical location | 6 ° 5 ′ 0 ″ N , 116 ° 7 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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width | approx. 3.5 km | |
depth | approx. 6 km | |
surface | 20 km² | |
Coastline | 12 km | |
Islands | Pulau Sapanggar , P. Udar Kecil, P. Udar Besar, P. Peduk (in front of the bay) | |
Tributaries | Sungai Menggatal |
The Sepangar Bay or Sapangar Bay ( mal. Teluk Sapanggar ) 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 Kota Kinabalu District in the West Coast Division .
geography
The bay covers an area of approx. 20 km². The bay extends in a wide arc from Pulau Sapanggar to Cape Tarak Tarak ( Mal. Tanjung Tarak Tarak ). In front of the bay are the islands of Pulau Sapanggar , Pulau Udar Kecil, Pulau Udar Besar and Pulau Peduk. The coastline is mostly unforested, with industrial and maritime use.
Use of the bay
The bay is primarily used as a freight port, a naval port and an industrial location. In addition, there are some craft businesses that are engaged in the maintenance and construction of ships.
Container Terminal
After commissioning of the container terminal Sepangar Container Port Terminal of the total container traffic in the port of Kota Kinabalu was relocated here.
Naval base
After the expansion, the naval base has housed two Scorpène-class submarines built in Spain , the KD Tunku Abdul Rahman and KD Tun Razak, since 2010 .
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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; 5.8 MB) United States Navy Publication 163, page 345, 2002; Accessed August 29, 2012
- ↑ Daily Express News: Sapangar Container Port Terminal ready , August 8, 2006 edition
- ↑ The Star: Second Scorpene sub here in June of January 12, 2010; Accessed July 9, 2012