Large parts of the shore of Darval Bay are mangrove swamps.[1] Within the bay there are numerous islands, the largest, Timbun Mata Island, is located near the southern shore.
History
The area around Darvel Bay has been inhabited for over 20,000 years.[2] The limestone caves on the mainland and on the islands were used for prehistoric burials.[2]
Darvel Bay was a traditional haunt for pirates up to the end of the 19th century.[3] Among the most famous pirates was Datu Kudunding.[4]
The British operated the Darvel Bay Tobacco Plantations Ltd, in Lahad Datu District which was immortalized in the documentary film Urban Bioscope Expedition through Borneo by H. M. Lomas.[5]
^ abHutton, Wendy (1993) East Malaysia and Brunei Passport Books, Lincolnwood, Illinois, p. 77, ISBN0-8442-9890-5
^Tregonning, K. G. (1965) A History of Modern Sabah (North Borneo, 1881–1963) (2nd ed.) published for the University of Singapore by the University of Malaya Press, Singapore, p.191 OCLC 410956
^Black, Ian (1983) A Gambling Style of Government: The Establishment of the Chartered Company's rule in Sabah, 1878–1915 Oxford University Press, Kuala Lumpur, p. 23, ISBN0-19-582535-7
^Herbert, Stephen (2000) A History of Early Film Routledge, London, pp. 180–181, ISBN0-415-21152-2
Further reading
Saleh, Ejria et al. (June 2007) "Water circulation in Darvel Bay, Sabah, Malaysia" AbstractIn: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (June 2007) Oceans 2007 – Europe Marine Technology Society, Oceanic Engineering Society (U.S.), Columbia, Maryland, pp. 1–6, ISBN0-933957-35-1
