Notches in the limestone hills of Kinta and their ecotourism potential

Ros Fatihah Muhammad and Yeap, Ee Beng (2010) Notches in the limestone hills of Kinta and their ecotourism potential. In: Geological heritage of Malaysia: geoheritage conservation (1997-2009). Institut Alam Sekitar dan Pembangunan (LESTARI), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, pp. 133-150. ISBN 9789675227370

Notches and mogote hills in the tropics are part and parcel of the geomorphologic processes, which are shaping the limestone landscape in the humid tropics. Notching into the sides of the limestone by lateral solution occurs on land as well as in coastal limestone outcrops, which are often referred to as nips. The best developed notches in the limestone hills of Peninsular Malaysia occur in the Kinta Valley and they are distributed at several locations in Gunung Rapat, Tambun, Tasek, Terendum, Lanno, Datok, Cheroh, Kuang, Tempurung etc. The notches in the Kinta Valley owe their origin to the continental processes prevailing during the Late Quaternary to Holocene time. It is believed that the present mogote hills in the Kinta Valley were shaped to their present forms after undergoing several changes of alternative humid and dryer climatic conditions related to the early Quaternary Glaciation. The basic forms of the mogote hills in the Kinta Valley were probably formed by Late Quaternary (probably from between 70,000 to 500,000 years ago). The notching was then superimposed on the mogote landscape thereafter. The best steps of flat defined notch found in the limestone hills of the Kinta Valley consists of several roof undercuts indenting from 1 m to 7 m into the side walls of the limestone hills. They occur at the heights from 1 m to 3 m above the present ground level (alluvial plain). From about 3 m to 21 m above the alluvial plain, notching takes the form of downward curving indentation referred here as scalloped notches. It is postulated that the flat roof notches were formed as a result of the foot swamp undercut which took place under wet humid tropical climate since the Holocene time (12,000 years). The scalloped notches are postulated to be the result of lateral solution-indentation by soil-cover or seasonal swamp condition existing between 70,000-500,000 to 12,000 years ago (Holocene). The notch-caves are major tourist attractions in the Kinta Valley because of their use fot siting of places of worship. Several notching indentations into the side walls of Gunung Rapat and combined with other karstic features, take shape as spectacular nature monuments with Special Scientific Interest and these should be conserved in its natural state with least modification and tampering for purpose of research, education and ecotourism.

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Notches and mogote hills in the tropics are part and parcel of the geomorphologic processes, which are shaping the limestone landscape in the humid tropics. Notching into the sides of the limestone by lateral solution occurs on land as well as in coastal limestone outcrops, which are often referred to as nips. The best developed notches in the limestone hills of Peninsular Malaysia occur in the Kinta Valley and they are distributed at several locations in Gunung Rapat, Tambun, Tasek, Terendum, Lanno, Datok, Cheroh, Kuang, Tempurung etc. The notches in the Kinta Valley owe their origin to the continental processes prevailing during the Late Quaternary to Holocene time. It is believed that the present mogote hills in the Kinta Valley were shaped to their present forms after undergoing several changes of alternative humid and dryer climatic conditions related to the early Quaternary Glaciation. The basic forms of the mogote hills in the Kinta Valley were probably formed by Late Quaternary (probably from between 70,000 to 500,000 years ago). The notching was then superimposed on the mogote landscape thereafter. The best steps of flat defined notch found in the limestone hills of the Kinta Valley consists of several roof undercuts indenting from 1 m to 7 m into the side walls of the limestone hills. They occur at the heights from 1 m to 3 m above the present ground level (alluvial plain). From about 3 m to 21 m above the alluvial plain, notching takes the form of downward curving indentation referred here as scalloped notches. It is postulated that the flat roof notches were formed as a result of the foot swamp undercut which took place under wet humid tropical climate since the Holocene time (12,000 years). The scalloped notches are postulated to be the result of lateral solution-indentation by soil-cover or seasonal swamp condition existing between 70,000-500,000 to 12,000 years ago (Holocene). The notch-caves are major tourist attractions in the Kinta Valley because of their use fot siting of places of worship. Several notching indentations into the side walls of Gunung Rapat and combined with other karstic features, take shape as spectacular nature monuments with Special Scientific Interest and these should be conserved in its natural state with least modification and tampering for purpose of research, education and ecotourism.

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Item Type:	Book Section
Additional Information:	Available at Perpustakaan Sultan Abdul Samad, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43000 UPM Serdang, Malaysia. QE299.5 G345 Call Number
AGROVOC Term:	ecotourism
AGROVOC Term:	limestone
AGROVOC Term:	geomorphology
AGROVOC Term:	geology
AGROVOC Term:	natural monument
AGROVOC Term:	surveying
AGROVOC Term:	geologists
AGROVOC Term:	economic development
AGROVOC Term:	sustainable agriculture
AGROVOC Term:	natural heritage
Geographical Term:	Malaysia
Depositing User:	Ms. Azariah Hashim
Date Deposited:	03 Dec 2024 02:47
Last Modified:	03 Dec 2024 02:47
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/1006

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