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Mohd Shafeea Leman and Ibrahim Komoo and Dana Badang (2010) Geological and landscape heritage of The Lambir National Park, Miri, Sarawak. In: Geological heritage of Malaysia: geoheritage conservation (1997-2009). Institut Alam Sekitar dan Pembangunan (LESTARI), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, pp. 321-334. ISBN 9789675227370
Abstract
The Lambir National Park in North Sarawak is famous for its prominent hill ridges with fascinating landscapes of waterfalls and rapids nestling under thick canopy of lush green primary tropical rain forest. The river bed is occasionally full with potholes. Geologically, the entire park is made up of alternating sandstone and shale constituting part of the Middle Miocene (10-15 m.a.) Lambir Formation. Rich shelly fossil fauna and trace fossils are found in particular horizons of the formation. The Lambir Formation was deposited in a shallow marine environment. The development of the Lambir National Park landscape is a manifestation of continuous weathering and erosional processes which began some 5 million years ago (Pliocene age), after the uplifting of the North Sarawak.
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Abstract
The Lambir National Park in North Sarawak is famous for its prominent hill ridges with fascinating landscapes of waterfalls and rapids nestling under thick canopy of lush green primary tropical rain forest. The river bed is occasionally full with potholes. Geologically, the entire park is made up of alternating sandstone and shale constituting part of the Middle Miocene (10-15 m.a.) Lambir Formation. Rich shelly fossil fauna and trace fossils are found in particular horizons of the formation. The Lambir Formation was deposited in a shallow marine environment. The development of the Lambir National Park landscape is a manifestation of continuous weathering and erosional processes which began some 5 million years ago (Pliocene age), after the uplifting of the North Sarawak.
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| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Additional Information: | Available at Perpustakaan Sultan Abdul Samad, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43000 UPM Serdang, Malaysia. QE299.5 G345 Call Number |
| AGROVOC Term: | biodiversity |
| AGROVOC Term: | rainforests |
| AGROVOC Term: | ecotourism |
| AGROVOC Term: | biodiversity conservation |
| AGROVOC Term: | environmental impact |
| AGROVOC Term: | natural heritage |
| AGROVOC Term: | geologists |
| AGROVOC Term: | ecologists |
| AGROVOC Term: | sustainable agriculture |
| AGROVOC Term: | natural resources |
| Geographical Term: | Malaysia |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Azariah Hashim |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Feb 2025 07:06 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Feb 2025 07:06 |
| URI: | http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/1039 |
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