Pulau Bai

Pulau Bai
Photo by CEphoto, Uwe Aranas or alternatively © CEphoto, Uwe Aranas, CC BY-SA 3.0
Pulau Bai
Pulau Bai
GewässerSulusee
Geographische Lage5° 46′ 34″ N, 118° 6′ 2″ O
Pulau Bai (Malaysia)
Pulau Bai (Malaysia)
Länge3,5 km
Breite2 km
Höchste Erhebungm

Pulau Bai ist eine zu Malaysia gehörende Insel in der Sandakan-Bucht. Die Bucht mit der Insel gehört geographisch zur Sulusee.

Geschichte

William B. Pryer, der Gründer der Stadt Sandakan, erwarb die Insel um 1890 von der North Borneo Chartered Company und begann dort verschiedene landwirtschaftliche Projekte. So pflanzte er auf der Insel verschiedene Produkte wie Kokosnüsse, Kaffee und Betelnusspalmen an und betrieb Viehhaltung.[1]

Weblinks

Einzelnachweise

  1. K.G. Tregonning: William Pryer, the founder of Sandakan. In: Journal of the Malayan Branch of the Royal Asian Society (JMBRAS), Vol. XXVII, Mai 1954, Heft 1, Singapur, S. 46–47

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Malaysia relief location map.jpg
Autor/Urheber: Uwe Dedering, Lizenz: CC BY-SA 3.0
Location map of Malaysia.

Equirectangular projection. Strechted by 100.0%. Geographic limits of the map:

* N: 8.0° N
* S: 0.0° N
* W: 99.0° E
* E: 120.0° E
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Flag of the Malaysian state Sabah. Based on a GIF from a government website, colors from a photo. Drawn by Mysid. The flag was adopted September 16, 1988.

Per the Constitution of the State of Sabah:

"The State Flag is in a rectangular shape and is in the proportion of 1:2. The canton which extends at the head half way to the fly and 2/3 at the hoist to the foot is in Icicle Blue (C1T9) as the background to a graphic silhouette of Mount Kinabalu which is in Royal Blue (B10) positioned at ¼ of the height of the canton from end to end. The fly of the flag is divided equally into three bands of colours the foot division of which extends right to the hoist. The top band is in Zircon Blue (C5T5) the second band is in white and the third band is in Chili Red (S6R4)."
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Photo by CEphoto, Uwe Aranas or alternatively © CEphoto, Uwe Aranas, CC BY-SA 3.0
Sandakan, Sabah: Pulau Bai, Panoramic View from Elopura Recreation Park