Pandasan River
River in Sabah, Malaysia
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The Pandasan River (Malay: Sungai Pandasan) is a stream located in Kota Belud District, West Coast Division, northwestern Sabah of Malaysia.
| Pandasan River Pandassan River | |
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View of the river. | |
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| Native name | Sungai Pandasan (Malay) |
| Location | |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| State |  Sabah |
| Division | West Coast Division |
| Precise location | Northwestern Borneo |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Stream |
| Mouth | |
• location | At Kota Belud District into South China Sea |
• coordinates | 6°28′7.28″N 116°32′4.41″E |
• elevation | Sea level |
History
This stream was where the boats of H.M.S. Iris was attacked by Illanoon pirates in 1846, during the British expedition to North Borneo to suppress piracy.[1]
While the stream is short, it once served as the northwest most extremities of Sulu sultanate influence in Borneo in the 19th century, and therefore appeared in the 1878 agreement,[2] that became point of contention in the North Borneo dispute.
Pandasan river as viewed from the village of Pandasan
