Baram River (Batang Baram)
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Baram River is a large river that originates hundreds of kilometers inland from the mountains at the border of Sarawak in the heart of Borneo, at the Iran Mountains in Kalimantan. Baram River is the second longest river in Sarawak.
The river starts near Long Lamai and ends at the South China Sea at Baram. Marudi is situated about 100 kilometers inland of the river. Other towns and villages that sit along the Baram River (Batang Baram as locally known) are : Long Lama, Long Miri, Long Naah, Long Akah, Long Selatong, Long Apu, Long Palai, Long Silat, Long Tungan, Lio Mato, and finally Long Lamai.
A river delta formation which formed an 'island' at the Baram rivermouth in the South China Sea has been called many names and its shape was constantly evolving.
Quite a number of references online have mistaken the Baram River with the Miri River. This is inaccurate, as they are completely different rivers.
Pelita Commercial Center is a commercial area located at Jalan Miri-Pujut and Jalan Sehati.
The story begins with a Mr. C.C. (Claude Champion) de Crespigny, then the Resident of Baram, who was the first to record the presence of oil in Sarawak. The entry in his diary, dated 31st July 1882, refers to oil discovered in some 18 wells dug by hand by the local inhabitants.
A curious water feature structure deep in the thick jungles of Canada Hill, which people coined "Japanese Waterfall", but could it actually be a much older Colonial times dam structure?
This National Park is located in the upper reaches of the Sungai Bunut where Sarawak's largest natural lake is found. The local Berawan fishermen call this lake 'Logan Bunut'. 