The geomorphology and origin of Gua Tempurung, Perak, West Malaysia

Abstract

Gua Tempurung is 1.2 km long cave in Gunung Tempurung, a limestone hill in the Kinta Valley, Perak. Constant allogenic water is being fed into the cave from a river that flows from the granitic area in the east, cutting through the limestone hill along the cave. Studies have shown that the cave has undergone a complex and long history of development. Its formation can be related to the evolution of the Kinta Valley landscape with evidences preserved in the cave.