Cape Mangkalihat, also known as Cape Sangkulirang, is a

cape A cape is a clothing accessory or a sleeveless outer garment which drapes the wearer's back, arms, and chest, and connects at the neck. History Capes were common in medieval Europe, especially when combined with a hood in the chaperon. Th ...

in eastern Borneo. It is located in the Indonesian province of

East Kalimantan East Kalimantan ( Indonesian: ) is a province of Indonesia. Its territory comprises the eastern portion of Borneo. It had a population of about 3.03 million at the 2010 census (within the current boundary), 3.42 million at the 2015 census, and 3 ...

, in the regencies of Berau and East Kutai. The cape, as part of the

Sangkulirang-Mangkalihat Karst The Sangkulirang-Mangkalihat Karst is a karstique area in Sub Kelay, Biatan, Talisayan, Batu Putih, and Biduk-biduk Berau districts of East Kalimantan province on the island of Borneo in Indonesia. It covers an area of 105,000 hectares, includin ...

, is notable for its rock art, dating to between 35,000 and 40,000 years ago.

Geography

Cape Mangkalihat separates the

Celebes Sea The Celebes Sea, (; ms, Laut Sulawesi, id, Laut Sulawesi, fil, Dagat Selebes) or Sulawesi Sea, of the western Pacific Ocean is bordered on the north by the Sulu Archipelago and Sulu Sea and Mindanao Island of the Philippines, on the east b ...

in the north from the

Makassar Strait Makassar Strait is a strait between the islands of Borneo and Sulawesi in Indonesia. To the north it joins the Celebes Sea, while to the south it meets the Java Sea. To the northeast, it forms the Sangkulirang Bay south of the Mangkalihat Pe ...

in the south. It lies north of the Kutai Basin, and is separated from it by the

Karangan River Karangan or Karanagan or Kerengan ( fa, كرنگان) may refer to: * Karangan, East Azerbaijan * Karangan, Razavi Khorasan * Karangan, administrative division of Kulim district in the state of Kedah, Malaysia * Karangan River, which forms the Sa ...

. The town of Sangkulirang lies at the base of the peninsula, and the northeastern Makassar Strait forms the Sangkulirang bay in its south.

References

Berau Regency East Kutai Regency Geography of East Kalimantan Peninsulas of Indonesia Mangkalihat {{EKalimantan-geo-stub