Long Merarap

Long Merarap
Long Merarap
	Long Merarap
	Coordinates: 4°21′00″N 115°28′00″E / 4.35°N 115.46667°E
Country	Malaysia
State	Sarawak
Administrative Division	Lawas
Elevation	486 m (1,594 ft)

Long Merarap is a settlement in the Lawas division of Sarawak, Malaysia.^[1]^[2] It lies approximately 648.3 kilometres (403 mi) east-north-east of the state capital Kuching.

On 4 May 1963 a Belvedere helicopter crashed near the village of Long Merarap in the Trusan Valley. A patrol from 22 SAS searched for survivors; they found the wreck, but all nine men on the helicopter were dead.^[3] The casualties were: Flight-Lieutenant A.P.J. Dodson (RAF), Flight-Lieutenant D.R.E. Viner (RAF), Corporal (Tech) J.L. Williams (RAF), Major H.A.I. Thompson MC (RHF & 22 SAS), Major R.H.D. Norman MBE (Para & 22 SAS), Corporal M.P. Murphy (Para and 22 SAS), Captain J. Conington (RF and 22 SAS), M.H. Day (Foreign Office) and D. Reddish (The Borneo Company).^[4]

Neighbouring settlements include:

Long Buang 6.7 kilometres (4.2 mi) northeast
Long Lopeng 7.6 kilometres (4.7 mi) south
Long Lapukan 11.9 kilometres (7.4 mi) southeast
Pa Brayong 12.4 kilometres (7.7 mi) northeast
Long Berayong 16.8 kilometres (10.4 mi) north
Long Semado 17.1 kilometres (10.6 mi) southeast
Punang Terusan 18.2 kilometres (11.3 mi) southeast
Long Kinoman 19.1 kilometres (11.9 mi) southeast
Long Karabangan 19.1 kilometres (11.9 mi) southeast
Long Semado Nasab 19.7 kilometres (12.2 mi) southeast

References[edit]

^ M. Mohizah, S. Julia and W. K. Soh (2006). A Sarawak Gazetteer (PDF). Kuala Lumpur: Sarawak Forestry Department Malaysia and Forest Research Institute Malaysia. ISBN 983-2181-86-0. OCLC 85818866. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
^ "Long Merarap, Malaysia". Geonames. 1994-02-10. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
^ "Chopper-Essex-Feature". Lancashire Fusiliers XX. 2008-10-11. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
^ "THE TRUSAN VALLEY MEMORIAL The Indonesian Confrontation". Retrieved 2011-04-05.

[Gaz-1] M. Mohizah, S. Julia and W. K. Soh (2006). A Sarawak Gazetteer (PDF). Kuala Lumpur: Sarawak Forestry Department Malaysia and Forest Research Institute Malaysia. ISBN 983-2181-86-0. OCLC 85818866. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-01-01.

[Geonames-2] "Long Merarap, Malaysia". Geonames. 1994-02-10. Retrieved 2010-12-27.

[L14696841-3] "Chopper-Essex-Feature". Lancashire Fusiliers XX. 2008-10-11. Retrieved 2011-04-04.

[L63130991-4] "THE TRUSAN VALLEY MEMORIAL The Indonesian Confrontation". Retrieved 2011-04-05.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]