After enjoying the views of the Bernam river from a number of points, I went to a place called Kayan...
Here one could have a clear look at some of the widest parts of the mightier Perak river...
A look upriver. The closest bridge, the only one within a 20 km radius or so is about 31 km upriver. In case you are wondering how can the closest bridge be within a 20 km radius but 31 km away, well within a straight line to all directions there's another bridge 20 km away, that is near Kampung Gajah. But follow the curves and turns of the Perak river and you must travel 31 km to get to the closest bridge which is about 18 km away on a straight line...
A look straight on ahead to the opposite side. A check using Google Earth shows the Perak river here is almost 2 km wide. Mind you, there are places slightly further downriver where the river spreads 500 metres wider!
A look downriver. And if you watch closely you could see the town of Bagan Datoh at the furthest banks almost 7 km ahead. You can make comparisons with the pictures shown in the article
The Perak river mouth at Bagan Datoh made more than a year ago.
After enjoying the views of the Bernam river from a number of points, I went to a place called Kayan...
Here one could have a clear look at some of the widest parts of the mightier Perak river...
A look upriver. The closest bridge, the only one within a 20 km radius or so is about 31 km upriver. In case you are wondering how can the closest bridge be within a 20 km radius but 31 km away, well within a straight line to all directions there's another bridge 20 km away, that is near Kampung Gajah. But follow the curves and turns of the Perak river and you must travel 31 km to get to the closest bridge which is about 18 km away on a straight line...
A look straight on ahead to the opposite side. A check using Google Earth shows the Perak river here is almost 2 km wide. Mind you, there are places slightly further downriver where the river spreads 500 metres wider!
A look downriver. And if you watch closely you could see the town of Bagan Datoh at the furthest banks almost 7 km ahead. You can make comparisons with the pictures shown in the article The Perak river mouth at Bagan Datoh made more than a year ago.
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