Klias Peninsula

Klias Peninsula
Map
Location of Klias Peninsula in Sabah
Klias Peninsula is located in Malaysia
Klias Peninsula
Klias Peninsula
Location of Klias Peninsula in Malaysia
EtymologySemenanjung Klias
Geography
LocationInterior Division
Coordinates5°23′9.139″N 115°34′46.448″E / 5.38587194°N 115.57956889°E / 5.38587194; 115.57956889
ArchipelagoMaritime Southeast Asia
Adjacent toSouth China Sea
Administration
State Sabah

The Klias Peninsula (Malay: Semenanjung Klias) is a peninsula in western of Sabah, Malaysia. It consists of coastal wetlands which become the largest mangrove and nipa swamp area in Sabah's west coast and serves as a major nurturing ground for fisheries resources in the Brunei Bay and Kimanis Bay.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Annual Report of the Geological Survey Department. publisher not identified. 1950.
  2. ^ "Findings - Klias Peninsula in General" (PDF). Sabah Biodiversity Conservation Project, Identification of Potential Protected Areas, Klias Peninsula - Final Report. Ministry of Culture, Environment and Tourism, Government of Sabah. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Assessment of Coastal Fisheries in the Malaysian – Sabah portion of the Sulu Sulawesi Marine Ecoregion (SSME)" (PDF). Department of Fisheries, Government of Sabah. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)