Mountain in Sabah, Malaysia
Mount Maria (
Malay : Gunung Maria ) is a
volcanic cone mountain located at the
Tawau Division of
Sabah ,
Malaysia .
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[2] It reaches a height of approximately 1,067 metres (3,501 ft).
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[4]
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Geology
The mountain is formed through the late
Pleistocene volcanisms which contributed to the prominent topographic features of the
Semporna Peninsula and its surrounding areas.
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[7]
[8] Together with
Mount Lucia in the Tawau
volcanic field , the mountains are made up of Pleistocene
dacites .
[7] The surrounding mountain peak has been reported with the potential of generating
renewable energy such as
geothermal power .
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History
Since 1979, it has been a part of
Tawau Hills Park .
[1]
Jungle trekking activities are served by the park where the forest trail also leads to Mount Lucia and
Mount Magdalena .
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See also
References
^
a
b David Newsome (11 August 2006).
Geotourism . Routledge. pp. 27–.
ISBN
978-1-136-40094-0 .
^ Lagatah Toyos (15 July 2018).
"World's new tallest tree in Tawau Hills Park" . Daily Express. Archived from
the original on 20 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019 . There are three main peaks in the form of extinct volcanoes, which were last active about 27,000 years ago, namely Mt Magdalena, Mt Lucia and Mt Maria.
^
4th Seminar on Tropical Ecosystem Research in Sabah: research contributions towards optimisation of resources in tropical ecosystems . Institute for Development Studies. 2000. p. 138.
ISBN
978-967-9910-60-5 .
^
"Waterfall is Tawau's latest attraction" . Daily Express. 28 November 2018. Archived from
the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019 . There is also another mountain in the park, namely Mount Maria, which stands at 1,083 metres.
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"Introduction to Tawau Hills Park" . Tawau Hills Park. Retrieved 20 May 2019 .
^ Geological Survey Department. British Territories in Borneo (1968).
Bulletin - Geological Survey Department, British Territories in Borneo . H.M. Stationery Office.
^
a
b Sanudin Tahir; Baba Mustafa; Ismail Abd Rahim (2010).
"Geological heritage features of Tawau volcanic sequence, Sabah" (PDF) . Bulletin of the Geological Society of Malaysia, Geology Programme, School of Science and Technology,
Universiti Malaysia Sabah : 1. Archived from
the original (PDF) on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019 – via Geological Society of Malaysia.
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"General geology of Sabah [Semporna Peninsula]" .
Government of Sabah . Retrieved 18 May 2019 .
^ Fredolin Javino; Saim Suratman; Zhonghe Pang; Manzoor Ahmed Choudhry; Joeffery Caranto; Manuel Ogena; Ibrahim Amnan (2010).
"Isotope and Geochemical Investigations on Tawau Hot Springs in Sabah, Malaysia" (PDF) . Proceedings World Geothermal Congress. Archived from
the original (PDF) on 20 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019 – via
International Geothermal Association .
^ Peter R. Barnett; Susianto Mandagi; Tasrif Iskander; Zainal Abidin; Andrew Armaladdoss; Ramsey Raad (2015).
"Exploration and Development of the Tawau Geothermal Project, Malaysia" (PDF) . Proceedings World Geothermal Congress. Archived from
the original (PDF) on 20 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019 – via
Stanford University .
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"Activities at Tawau Hills Park" . Tawau Hills Park. Archived from
the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019 .
Physical geography of
Sabah Coastal features
Interior and water features