Английская Википедия:Belait Beach
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Belait Beach (Шаблон:Lang-ms),[1] also known as Kuala Belait Beach (Шаблон:Lang-ms),[2] is a beach in Kuala Belait, Mukim Kuala Belait, Belait District, Brunei.[3] The beach used to stretch from Kuala Belait to Pelumpong Spit but was cut and split at Muara Beach.[4]
Offshore platforms from the South West Ampa Field can also be seen in distance from the beach.[5] Seawalls have been built along the coastline in order to reduce erosion.[6] Activities such as surf fishing do take place on the beach.[7]
History
In 1930, British Malayan Petroleum Company (BMPC) constructed a telephone line along the Belait coastline which linked up Seria and Rasau.[8] As of 1934, the beach was used as a highway between the town and Tutong District.[9] In which a ferry would take passengers across the Tutong River separating the two districts.[10]
At midnight on 16 December 1941,[11] an amphibious assault was carried out by 10,000 soldiers from the Japanese Kawaguchi Detachment at Belait Beach as part of the Japanese occupation of British Borneo during World War II.[12][13]
From 2001 to 2005, the Eighth National Development Plan (RKN 8) aimed to build a car park and dumping ground within two separate plans.[14] On 2 February 2020, a company was issued a penalty for illegal dumping on the beach.[15]
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