Dayang Bunting Marble Geoforest Park
Written by LGP Sunday, 06 May 2007 08:08
The Dayang Bunting Geoforest Park is mainly made of Permian marble overthrusted by the older Setul Formation limestone. These world finest marbles were resulted from ther baking of Chuping limestone by Triassic (220 - 200 m.y.) granite intrusion underneath.
There are a number of caves within the park. One of the most unique features of the park is the fresh water lake of Tasik Dayang Bunting, formerly a dry doline resulted from the collapse of a very large underground limestone cave.
This lake is believed to have some magic 'mystical power' to improve fertility among those who dip into it and drink its water.
A large mangrove forest flourish along the Selat Dayang Bunting (Dayang Bunting Straits). The combination of landscapes from marble and granite bedrocks formed a figure resembling a pregnant woman on her back, hence the name Tasik Dayang Bunting or Lake of Pregnant Maiden.