Geographic Location and Climate Characters

1.1.Geographic Location

Malaysia is located in Southeast Asia, between the Pacific Ocean and the India Ocean. The country is separated by the South China Sea into two regions, West Malaysia region and East Malaysia region. West Malaysia, also known as Peninsula Malaysia, lies on the south of Malay Peninsula and shares a land border with Thailand in the north, the Strait of Malacca in the west and the South China Sea in the east. East Malaysia consists of Sarawak region and Sabah region. East Malaysia is located on the north of Kalimantan Island with a coastline nearly 4,192 kilometers long. The location of this project is about 60km away from Bintulu, Sarawak of Malaysia.

1.2.Climate Characters

Malaysia is located near the equator, and has a tropical rainforest climate without distinct seasons. The temperature change is extremely small through the year and the average temperature is 26-30 ℃. Rainfall is heavy and rainy season is on October-December.