COASTLINE, ESTUARY AND COMMUNITY ADAPTABILITY DUE TO SEA LEVEL RISE IMPLICATIONS ON KELANTAN AND TERENGGANU COASTAL AREA
Terengganu with the latitude and longitude of (6.0108° N to 4.3388° N, 102.5733° E to 103.4288° E) is a Malaysian state that covers roughly area of 12,958 km2 with an extending coastline of 244 km and facing toward the South China Sea (SCS) (Nor Hisham, 2006). It is situated in Peninsular Malaysia’s east coast, bordered by Kelantan to the north and northwest, the SCS to the east, and Pahang to the south and southwest. Terengganu consists of 8 main districts which are Setiu, Besut, Kuala Terengganu, Hulu Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Dungun, Marang dan Kemaman (Figure 1). There are 12 main rivers which include Sungai Terengganu, Sungai Bari, Sungai Berang, Sungai Besut, Sungai Chalok, Sungai Ibai, Sungai Kenyir, Sungai Kemaman, Sungai Neram, Sungai Setiu dan Sungai Tong.
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Terengganu with the latitude and longitude of (6.0108° N to 4.3388° N, 102.5733° E to 103.4288° E) is a Malaysian state that covers roughly area of 12,958 km2 with an extending coastline of 244 km and facing toward the South China Sea (SCS) (Nor Hisham, 2006). It is situated in Peninsular Malaysia’s east coast, bordered by Kelantan to the north and northwest, the SCS to the east, and Pahang to the south and southwest. Terengganu consists of 8 main districts which are Setiu, Besut, Kuala Terengganu, Hulu Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Dungun, Marang dan Kemaman (Figure 1). There are 12 main rivers which include Sungai Terengganu, Sungai Bari, Sungai Berang, Sungai Besut, Sungai Chalok, Sungai Ibai, Sungai Kenyir, Sungai Kemaman, Sungai Neram, Sungai Setiu dan Sungai Tong.
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YANNIE ANAK BENSON, DUNSTAN ANTHONY PEREIRA, DR. KHAIRUL ANUAR MOHAMAD, IR. DR. LEE HIN LEE, IKMALZATUL A.. 2021. COASTLINE, ESTUARY AND COMMUNITY ADAPTABILITY DUE TO SEA LEVEL RISE IMPLICATIONS ON KELANTAN AND TERENGGANU COASTAL AREA. Digital NAHRIM Publication Repository.