Sunset view showing the Miri Long Jetty which is located at almost the tip of the peninsular. It was built to facilitate embarkation/disembarkation when inclement weather made it difficult for boats to come into Miri's small port. The shallow river and the submerged sandbank that continues from the tip of the spit for another kilometer across the mouth of the river makes it possible for only small to medium sized boats to enter. Cargo ships have to anchor out at sea where loading and unloading of goods take place. The jetty is now used mainly by Shell for its crew change operations.
Photograph by Ting Nai Ho
Note: The Miri Long Jetty does not exist any longer. It has been dismantled to make way for the land reclamation of the Miri Resort City project (March 2000)
