{"id":262,"date":"2016-03-10T19:28:56","date_gmt":"2016-03-10T11:28:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/?p=262"},"modified":"2016-03-10T16:45:15","modified_gmt":"2016-03-10T08:45:15","slug":"mud-volcano-in-kuala-penyu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/mud-volcano-in-kuala-penyu\/","title":{"rendered":"Mud Volcano in Kuala Penyu"},"content":{"rendered":"

Real volcano is intimidating, but mud volcano is intriguing. Mud volcano is formed when natural gas builds up enough pressure in the earth’s crust to push mud, water and gases to the surface. It is found in many locations on earth and even on planet Mars. <\/p>\n

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The location of mud volcano in Kuala Penyu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sometimes mud volcano can emerge at unexpected places. One of them is located on a knoll 5 Kilometers away from Kuala Penyu town (see Location Map<\/a>), and believed to be connected to the same mud volcanic network of Pulau Tiga Island<\/a> 18 Km away, an island created by mud volcano.<\/p>\n

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Burping mud volcano in the pond. About 86% of the gas released from mud volcano is combustible methane.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Though producing no lava, mud volcano looks like a miniature version of true igneous volcano, a little wonder of nature. Last month the operator of Borneo Kuala Penyu Homestay in Kuala Penyu brought me and other guests to an active mud volcano in Bakung. After 5 minutes of driving on tar road near Kuala Penyu, we turned to a junction with narrow countryside road that led us to a plantation half a Km away.<\/p>\n

The following video shows you what we did with mud volcano:
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