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Cowie Bay (Malay: Teluk Cowie) is a bay on the east coast of the island of Borneo. It is a part of the Malaysian state of Sabah and flows into the Celebes Sea . Administratively, it belongs to the Tawau District in the Tawau Division .
Tawau residents and their community chief with Alexander Rankin Dunlop (sitting right) in the Cowie Harbour of Tawau, circa 1885.. Like most of this part of Borneo, this area was once under the control of the Bruneian Empire [4] in the 15th century before being ceded to the Sultanate of Sulu between the 17th [5] and 18th centuries [6] as a gift for helping the Bruneian forces during a civil ...
Sebatik Island was one of the places in which heavy fighting took place between Indonesian troops and Malaysian troops during the 1963 Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation. The North Borneo Timbers company operated a logging concession on the island until the 1980s and its mostly expatriate employees lived in a self-contained community in Wallace ...
The island of Kapalai, just 15 kilometres off Sipadan, was a beautiful island two hundred years ago, but now remains as only a sand bar. Erosion has reduced the island to sea level and the village now sits on the edge of the extensive Ligitan Reefs. [1] All of the buildings rest on stilts resting on the underwater reef.
Tawau Hills Park, was established in 1979, primarily as a protection for the water catchment area of Tawau town, Sabah, Malaysia. It is located 24 kilometres from Tawau, and comprises 279.72 km² of lowland dipterocarp rainforest, surrounded by oil palm and cacao plantations. The park offers picnic areas, camping sites, and chalets.
Darvel Bay or Lahad Datu Bay is a bight (large bay) on the east side of Sabah, Malaysia. It is the largest semi-enclosed bay on the east coast of Borneo and faces the Sulawesi Sea . Administratively, it is within Tawau Division , with Lahad Datu District on the north side, Kunak District in the middle and Semporna District to the south of the bay.