Bengkoka Peninsula
Peninsula in Sabah, Malaysia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Bengkoka Peninsula (Malay: Semenanjung Bengkoka) is a peninsula in northern of Sabah, Malaysia. It consists of coastal with swampy areas.[1] The peninsula become the area where the South China Sea meets the Sulu Sea.[2]
 Location of Bengkoka Peninsula in Sabah | |
  Bengkoka Peninsula Location of Bengkoka Peninsula in Malaysia | |
| Etymology | Semenanjung Bengkoka |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Kudat Division |
| Coordinates | 6°55′28.889″N 117°8′44.115″E |
| Archipelago | Maritime Southeast Asia |
| Adjacent to | |
| Administration | |
| State |  Sabah |
The peninsula is formed since the Oligocene with various materials such as sandstone, mudstone, siltstone, shale, conglomerate, lignite with minor limestone and tuff.[3][4]
The peninsula area generally received mean annual rainfall ranging from 2,000 millimetres to 2,500 millimetres.[5] In the peninsula located the Tambalugu Forest Reserve where several mammals including barking deer and wild boar are found in the area.[6] Together with Kudat Peninsula, it is part of the Tun Mustapha Marine Park which includes coral reefs conservation.[2] The peninsula is also known for its mosquito fauna with about 37 species of mosquitoes from seven genera were found in six villages in the area.[7]
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