LANGKAWI GEOPARK MINI-DOCUMENTARY: 2ND SERIES скачать в хорошем качестве

LANGKAWI GEOPARK MINI-DOCUMENTARY: 2ND SERIES

Topic: Nature's Landscape - Karst & Cave by Professor Dr. Che Aziz Ali, Geologist, Langkawi UNESCO Global Geopark, Malaysia Nature's tunnels of time and caves offer a majestic view into the heart of age-old history. Dating millions of years back, these unique geological formations carry with pride the World Heritage Geopark status by UNESCO. Mountains carry significant importance in Langkawi, and legends interweave with history to tell of how they were formed. Tanjung Rhu geosite is located in the northern most part of Kilim Karst Geoforest Park and it can be accessed via the Tanjung Rhu jetty. The geosite is connected to the Sungai Kilim geosite via a man-made canal that connect Sungai Tanjung Rhu and Sungai Pinang Karong. The prominent features of these geosites are karst hills of various scales and shape with vertical and overhanging cliff because this geosites id dominated by only one litho i.e limestone of the Setul Formation. Fossils such as cephalopod and coral also accur in abundance within this geosite. Tanjung Rhu is a large sand spit at the mouth of Sungai Ayer Hangat. This sand spit formed a natural barrier to the lagoon behind it. Apart from offering its excellent sandy beach, Tanjung Rhu provides several viewpoints to see various natural landscapes from karstic hills and beautiful karstic islands to varieties of lagoonal features as well as the ongoing marine geological processes including sediment transport and deposition.