The Pantai Timur Range (Malay: Banjaran Pantai Timur; Jawi: بنجارن ڤنتاي تيمور), also known as the Terengganu Highlands (Malay: Tanah Tinggi Terengganu; Jawi: تانه تيڠڬي ترڠڬانو), is a mountain range situated in the eastern seaboard of Peninsular Malaysia.[1] It is a subrange of the wider Tenasserim Hills system, that defines the backbone of the Malay Peninsula. The Pantai Timur Range covers Machang, Gua Musang and Kuala Krai Districts in southeastern Kelantan, the western frontier of Terengganu, and Jerantut and Kuantan Districts in northeastern Pahang.

Several nature reserves are located within the range, such as the Taman Negara and Kenyir Lake – the largest man made lake in Southeast Asia.

References

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  1. ^ Gin, Ooi Keat. The A to Z of Malaysia. Ukraine, Scarecrow Press, 2010. lxxxiii.
 
Relief map of Peninsular Malaysia, with the Pantai Timur Range running northwest-southeast along the border between the states of Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang, parallel to the South China Sea coastline.
 
Mountainous landscape at Kenyir Lake, Hulu Terengganu District.