Kenyir Lake Terengganu Malaysia

Review:lalangserai


Kenyri Lake became one of the most magnificient sports in Terengganu as well as in Malaysia. Kenyir luxurious forest is located in the district of hulu Terengganu, which lies at a longtitude of 102 degree 40 minutes and 4 degree and 40 minutes in latitude. It is believed that raun forest is the world oldest tropical rainforest. The forest also serves as a part Malaysia National Park.
Kenyir lake is the biggest man-made lake in Southeast Asia, covered by more than 340 island spread out in water catchments area of 38000 hectares. The biggest island would be estimated as big as Singapore. Kenyir Lake got her name from one of the river knownas Kenyir River but now river is beneath the lake when Kenyir Lake almost filled by the rainfall and surrounding water sources.

It is beleived that the area is the habitat of more than 8000 species of flower, 2500 species of plants and trees, 8000 species of orchids, 370 species of birds and 300 species of fresh water fish. They live in harmony and in peace in their own natural habitat.You look and learn , preserve our nature for our next generation. Give this mother nature as a gift to future. The Kenyir Lake create and provides many amenities for total relaxation and enjoyment in unique environment.Fishing , house boating, trekking, kayaking, camping, caving etc are some of the recreational activities the place has to offer . Try and enjoy yourself, without recreation, society will degenerate to biological form devoid of soul. whereas culture and tradition cannot be neglected lest our origins and values. The traditional nature or kampung style chalets with wooden houses of architectural designs create enlivened and enriched the area surrounding. This place is wide area of interest for visitors to experience whatever whom you are either casual visitor or  a serious scientist, lets its being in nature .Be its nature...

GETTING THERE,,,
There are two jetties at Kenyir Lake . The main jetty is Pengkalan Gawi and the other option is jenagor jetty (mostly for houseboat). The distance from Kuala Terengganu to Pengkalan Gawi is approximately 80km. If you are from Kuala Lumpur, please take Karak Highway to Jerangau Jabor Highway and proceed to Ajil to reach Kuala Berang town and onwards to Kenyir . Or you may take the alternative journey along coastal road through Kemaman, Dungun, Kuala Terengganu and through Kuala Berang to Kneyir Lake. The daily express busess from Hentian Putra Terminal (nearby PWTC) in Kuala Lumpur also provide the services.There is bus express namely Express Tasik Kenyir , which travels to Kenyir Lake  (last stop at Pengkalan Gawi).
by flight,,,with Malaysia Airline or Air Asia from Kuala Lumpur to Kuala Terengganu.

Kenyir Lake Terengganu Malaysia Originally published in Shvoong: http://www.shvoong.com/travel/destination/1859082-kenyir-lake-terengganu-malaysia/

Pangong Tso- Biggest lake of Asia

Review:arvindkatoch

It is a lake situated far away in barren land in Ladakh. This lake is known for its calm, clear and unending expanse. It is the one of biggest lake in Asia. Its area falls under both India and China. One third of it is in India and remaining in China. It is 130 km long and 7 km wide. It is located on the Changtang plateau in eastern Ladakh, around 140 km South-east of Leh, at an altitude of over 14000 feet. Pangong Tso is also known as hollow lake. It is clear symbol of natures craftsmanship. Its brackish water plays with sun light to produce different colour effect. This area falls under army control and requires pass from deputy commissioner of Leh. To reach this lake one has to travel 30 km down the Manali-leh highway to reach karu. From where the road splits, one goes to Manali and one 113 km long to Pangong tso. After the verification of paper at karu, one moves ahead through a green lush valley. This is very uncommon to see a green valley at this height. There are total five army check posts are on the road to Pangong Tso. The second check post is at Zingral (15,500 ft). Here army keeps a copy of the permit. This is rocky area and porn for land slide. This rocky terrain takes us to Chang La (at 17,350 ft), the third-highest motor able pass in the world. A traces of snow along the road welcome us. One crosses the valley on the sinking road. The mountains appeared to be painted in hue of green, violet and brown. A school of mountaineering is situated here, which imparts training in various degree of rock climbing Soon we found our self in pasture which is filled with yaks, mountain cows. The rocky mountain changes into sandy area. The road is full of causeway due water on the road.

Pangong appears suddenly while passing through this area. Just two km short of lake one passes through the gravelly terrain, which is open on the left side. One can see the tale of Pangong from here. The first sight of blue water of lake is refreshing. After crossing Lukung, the lake emerges out of its veil in right. This land lock lake stretches through the whole length of Ruthog region towards neighboring Chushul. Stretched towards indo-china border, it enters into china. Tourists are allowed to go up to Spangmik, a hamlet around 8 km from Lukung, inhabited by Khampa tribe. Most of the fresh water inlets that feed the lake are in Tibet. It is 100 metres deep at certain places. The sun plays a unique role in displaying the different colours in lake. Its crystal clear water plays with sun light to display the bands of blue, green, purple, violet, orange and red on the surface, like a rainbow. This present’s a very beautiful seeing. The lake looks like canvas painted in the different colours of nature. With no outlet, Lake Basin has deposited wealth of mineral, by the melting of snow. The lake is home to a wide range of fauna ranging from migratory birds to mammals of various species. The black-necked Siberian crane, bar-headed geese and waterfowl can be spotted at the lake. One can stay here in tents and enjoy the silence of water. www.geocities.com/arvindkatoch1
Pangong Tso- Biggest lake of Asia Originally published in Shvoong: http://www.shvoong.com/f/travel/websites-online-communities/25781-pangong-tso-biggest-lake-asia/

1862: Vapor Yavari: Navigation on Lake Titicaca, Peru

Summary:EsperanzaNavarro
It is the story of the Yavari, the oldest single propeller driven iron ship operating en the world today; she sails on the world’s highest navigable waterway, Lake Titicaca, 12, 500 ft above sea level, which straddles the frontier between the high Andean countries of Peru and Bolivia. The actual story of the Yavari began in 1861. Today the ship is recognised by the National Historic Ships Committee of Great Britain as being in the same league as the Cutty Sark, Glenlee or Great Britain. Her attributes include being one of the earliest iron passenger /cargo steam sailers constructed in kit form, later to be ‘jumboized’. She also retains to this day, the collar which once enabled the propeller to be lifted and lowered. In 1861 Peru was a young republic. His president, Ramon Castilla ordered a ship of 300 tons for the Lake Titicaca. The order was placed with British Agents Anthony Gibbs & Sons, and the Peruvian admiral Ignacio Mariategui was dispatched to Britain to contract a shipyard to construct this vessel. The only method of transport up to Lake Titicaca was by mule and porter. Not long after his arrival in Great Britain, Admiral Mariategui discovered and informed his Government that a ship of 300 tons was too big to be built in individual parts light enough for mules to carry. Forthwith the order was changed to two smaller gunboats of 140 tons each. Mariategui commissioned the James Watt Foundry in Birmingham to build the two ships. They, in turn, subcontracted the construction of the wrought iron hulls to the Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Co. In line with the very latest technology, each gunboat was bolted together and fitted out in its entirety in the –British shipyard. Each piece and part was then numbered and inventoried. Each ship was then completely disassembled and packed into packing cases, which in their turn, were duly numbered and inventoried. Finally, and together with the two propeller shafts, the Yavari and her sister ship, Yapura, were loaded on the Mayola, a ship bound for Arica, Peru. It arrived in Arica on 15th October 1862. In September 1863 the ships was dispatched by train from to Tacna on one of south America’s oldest railways, a distance of 37 miles across the world’s driest desert, the Atacama. In Tacna the packing cases were unpacked.

The items were then arranged in the order in which they would be required in the reassembly a so how it was intended they should leave the warehouse. It was estimated that the task to transport all the 2,766 smallest and lightest parts would take six months. But it took 7 years by reason of a War between Peru and Spain, and other respects. The pace of both the transportation and reassembly quicken in 1868. On 25th December 1870 the Yavari is finally launched. Until the late 1970s the Yavari continued to ply the Lake, the last years under the responsibility of the State Railways (ENAFER). In 1977 ENAFER made the Yavari and Yapura over to the Peruvian Navy and the names of the ships were changed to B.A.P. Chucuito and B.A.P. PUNO respectively. Having only limited resources, the Navy elected to maintain the Puno, and relegate the Yavari to serve as a place of detention for sailors. Thereafter no further attention was paid to her upkeep. Six years later, in 1983, believing the Yavari to have been built by Yarrows, the shipyard founded by her great grandfather, Sir Alfred Yarrow, Meriel Larken, the author, already a Peruphile, discovered the old iron lady slowly dying in a corner of Puno port. Although, in fact, the Yavari was not a Yarrow ship, the vessel’s historic value and potential for attracting revenue to one of the poorest regions of Peru were obvious. In 1987 The Yavari Project was founded in the United Kingdom and the Asociación Yavarí was formed in Peru, and in 17th February bought the Yavari from the Peruvian Navy. In 1989 began the restoration. At first the work was slow. Finally, in 1998, the Yavari was officially opened to the public. At the time of writing, she receives an average of 12,000 visitors a year from local school children to a range of tourists representing some 50 different countries.
1862: Vapor Yavari: Navigation on Lake Titicaca, Peru Originally published in Shvoong: http://www.shvoong.com/humanities/history/174527-1862-vapor-yavari-navigation-lake/