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{{short description|Mountain range in the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia}}
{{short description|Mountain range in the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia}}
The '''Pantai Timur Range''' ([[Malay language|Malay]]: ''Banjaran Pantai Timur''; [[Jawi alphabet|Jawi]]: بنجارن ڤنتاي تيمور), also known as the '''Terengganu Highlands''' ([[Malay language|Malay]]: ''Tanah Tinggi Terengganu''; [[Jawi alphabet|Jawi]]: تانه تيڠڬي ترڠڬانو), is a [[mountain range]] situated in the [[Peninsular Malaysia#Other features|eastern seaboard]] of [[Peninsular Malaysia]].<ref>Gin, Ooi Keat. ''[https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_A_to_Z_of_Malaysia/YVViEJmN99kC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PR83&printsec=frontcover The A to Z of Malaysia]''. Ukraine, Scarecrow Press, 2010. lxxxiii.</ref> It is a subrange of the wider [[Tenasserim Hills]] system, that defines the backbone of the [[Malay Peninsula]] entirely. The Pantai Timur Range covers [[Machang District|Machang]], [[Gua Musang District|Gua Musang]] and [[Kuala Krai District]]s in southeastern [[Kelantan]], the western frontier of [[Terengganu]], and [[Jerantut District|Jerantut]] and [[Kuantan District]]s in northeastern [[Pahang]].
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The '''Pantai Timur Range''' ([[Malay language|Malay]]: ''Banjaran Pantai Timur''; [[Jawi alphabet|Jawi]]: بنجارن ڤنتاي تيمور), also known as the '''Terengganu Highlands''' ([[Malay language|Malay]]: ''Tanah Tinggi Terengganu''; [[Jawi alphabet|Jawi]]: تانه تيڠڬي ترڠڬانو), is a [[mountain range]] situated in the [[Peninsular Malaysia#Other features|eastern seaboard]] of [[Peninsular Malaysia]]. It is a subrange of the wider [[Tenasserim Hills]] system, that defines the backbone of the [[Malay Peninsula]] entirely. The Pantai Timur Range covers [[Machang District|Machang]], [[Gua Musang District|Gua Musang]] and [[Kuala Krai District]]s in southeastern [[Kelantan]], the western frontier of [[Terengganu]], and [[Jerantut District|Jerantut]] and [[Kuantan District]]s in northeastern [[Pahang]].


Several nature reserves are located within the range, such as the [[Taman Negara]] and [[Kenyir Lake]], the largest man made lake in [[Southeast Asia]].
Several nature reserves are located within the range, such as the [[Taman Negara]] and [[Kenyir Lake]], the largest man made lake in [[Southeast Asia]].


==References==
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[[File:West Malaysia relief location map.jpg|312px|thumb|Relief map of [[Peninsular Malaysia]], with the Pantai Timur Range running northwest-southeast along the border between the states of [[Kelantan]], [[Terengganu]] and [[Pahang]], parallel to the [[South China Sea]] coastline.]]
[[File:West Malaysia relief location map.jpg|312px|thumb|Relief map of [[Peninsular Malaysia]], with the Pantai Timur Range running northwest-southeast along the border between the states of [[Kelantan]], [[Terengganu]] and [[Pahang]], parallel to the [[South China Sea]] coastline.]]

[[File:Kenyir Lake 2.JPG|299px|thumb|Mountainous landscape at [[Kenyir Lake]], [[Hulu Terengganu District]].]]
[[File:Kenyir Lake 2.JPG|299px|thumb|Mountainous landscape at [[Kenyir Lake]], [[Hulu Terengganu District]].]]



Latest revision as of 03:38, 14 February 2024

The Pantai Timur Range (Malay: Banjaran Pantai Timur; Jawi: بنجارن ڤنتاي تيمور), also known as the Terengganu Highlands (Malay: Tanah Tinggi Terengganu; Jawi: تانه تيڠڬي ترڠڬانو), is a mountain range situated in the eastern seaboard of Peninsular Malaysia.[1] It is a subrange of the wider Tenasserim Hills system, that defines the backbone of the Malay Peninsula entirely. The Pantai Timur Range covers Machang, Gua Musang and Kuala Krai Districts in southeastern Kelantan, the western frontier of Terengganu, and Jerantut and Kuantan Districts in northeastern Pahang.

Several nature reserves are located within the range, such as the Taman Negara and Kenyir Lake, the largest man made lake in Southeast Asia.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Gin, Ooi Keat. The A to Z of Malaysia. Ukraine, Scarecrow Press, 2010. lxxxiii.
Relief map of Peninsular Malaysia, with the Pantai Timur Range running northwest-southeast along the border between the states of Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang, parallel to the South China Sea coastline.
Mountainous landscape at Kenyir Lake, Hulu Terengganu District.