Lakes of Malaysia
Published: April 12, 2010, 12:00 am
Updated: September 4, 2011, 2:42 pm
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C Michael HoganThe lakes of Malaysia are found distributed in a number of the Malaysian states, the majority of which are in Peninsular Malaysia. There is a signifant yield of fish from the freshwater lakes of Malaysia; however, overall catches appear to be on the decline, due to siltation inflow and possibly overfishing. In addition to the large well-defined lakes, Malaysia has a relatively large amount of freshwater swamps and fish farms, which effectively serve as lakes, although many are anthropogenic; the chief purposes of these swampy water bodies are for fish farming and rice cultivation. The following is a listing of major lakes by state:
Kedah
- Dayang Bunting Lake, Langkawi
- Pedu Lake
Pahang
Perak
- Banding Lake
- Bukit Merah Laketown Resort, Bukit Merah
- Chenderoh Lake
- Taiping Lake Gardens, Taiping
- Temenggor Lake
Terengganu
Federal territories
Kuala Lumpur
- Perdana Lake Gardens
- Titiwangsa Lake Gardens, Titiwangsa
Putrajaya
See Also
References
- Mary Morris. 1994. Regional Symposium on Sustainable Development of Inland Fisheries under Environmental Constraints: Bangkok, Thailand, 19-21 October 1994, and Country reports presented at the IPFC Working Party of Experts on Inland Fisheries : Bangkok, Thailand, 17-21 October 1994. Indo-Pacific Fishery Commission, IPFC Working Party on Inland Fisheries. United Nations Food & Agriculture Org. 199. 262 pages
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Mark McGinley (Contributing Author);C Michael Hogan (Topic Editor) "Lakes of Malaysia". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth April 12, 2010; Last revised Date September 4, 2011; Retrieved May 21, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Lakes_of_Malaysia>
The lakes of Malaysia are found distributed in a number of the Malaysian states, the majority of which are in Peninsular Malaysia. There is a signifant yield of fish from the freshwater lakes of Malaysia; however, overall catches appear to be on the decline, due to siltation inflow and possibly overfishing. In addition to the large well-defined lakes, Malaysia has a relatively large amount of freshwater swamps and fish farms, which effectively serve as lakes, although many are anthropogenic; the chief purposes of these swampy water bodies are for fish farming and rice cultivation. The following is a listing of major lakes by state:
Kedah
- Dayang Bunting Lake, Langkawi
- Pedu Lake
Pahang
Perak
- Banding Lake
- Bukit Merah Laketown Resort, Bukit Merah
- Chenderoh Lake
- Taiping Lake Gardens, Taiping
- Temenggor Lake
Terengganu
Federal territories
Kuala Lumpur
- Perdana Lake Gardens
- Titiwangsa Lake Gardens, Titiwangsa
Putrajaya
See Also
References
- Mary Morris. 1994. Regional Symposium on Sustainable Development of Inland Fisheries under Environmental Constraints: Bangkok, Thailand, 19-21 October 1994, and Country reports presented at the IPFC Working Party of Experts on Inland Fisheries : Bangkok, Thailand, 17-21 October 1994. Indo-Pacific Fishery Commission, IPFC Working Party on Inland Fisheries. United Nations Food & Agriculture Org. 199. 262 pages
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