5-558: 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. Large parts of the shore of Darval Bay are mangrove swamps. Within
10-414: A bight ( / b aɪ t / ) is a concave bend or curvature in a coastline , river or other geographical feature, or it may refer to a very open bay formed by such a feature. Such bays are typically broad, open, shallow and only slightly recessed. Bights are distinguished from sounds , in that sounds are much deeper. Traditionally, explorers defined a bight as a bay that could be sailed out of on
15-594: A single tack in a square-rigged sailing vessel, regardless of the direction of the wind (typically meaning the apex of the bight is less than 25 degrees from the edges). According to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea , an indentation with an area as large as (or larger than) that of the semi-circle whose diameter is a line drawn across the mouth of that indentation, can be regarded as
20-568: The Darvel Bay Tobacco Plantations Ltd, in Lahad Datu District which was immortalized in the documentary film Urban Bioscope Expedition through Borneo by H. M. Lomas. 4°48′N 118°39′E / 4.800°N 118.650°E / 4.800; 118.650 This Sabah location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Bight (geography) In geography ,
25-422: The bay there are numerous islands, the largest, Timbun Mata Island , is located near the southern shore. The area around Darvel Bay has been inhabited for over 20,000 years. The limestone caves on the mainland and on the islands were used for prehistoric burials. Darvel Bay was a traditional haunt for pirates up to the end of the 19th century. Among the most famous pirates was Datu Kudunding. The British operated
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