Tanjung Simpang Mengayau

Tanjung Sampang Mengayau is a most northern cape of the island of Borneo. It is located in the district of Kudat and is a tourist area in Malaysia. Mengayau Smith is also a high hill, which extends the network into the Sulu Sea facing up to reveal a beautiful panorama as the sun began to rise and sunset.
Mengayau Smith actually gets its name from the daily spoken language appeared network functions and panoramic hill when era fight piracy and ancient mysticism. Mengayau lacquer derived from the Rungus. "Smith" which means an "act discover / find a person / group of people waiting or waiting after the act is done due to the availability of appointments or no".
"Mengayau" is from the word "Mangazou" meaning a group of people for the purpose of knowledge megadu inner strength or battle or fight. "With that, Smith said Mengayau discover or find the means for knowledge or war opponents compete.
In the olden days, Marudu Bay population is an important route to the sea in the boat, or yacht kumpit. Thus it is often a sea battle in the hills of the region is known as Smith Mangazou. This happens because of the strategic location of this area, which in its territorial waters, a meeting point of two major ocean in the North of Kudat and there is a calm water area coupled with the rolling hills that facilitate spying and watching the opponent dilakukan.Sering was also the hills this cape to be a hideout and pirate enemies waiting to attack merchant ships passing through the area or moored here. Ferdinand Magellan in Pigafetta records in during sailing voyage around the world from Brunei to Sulu Archipelago is said to have anchored in this area for 42 days on 15 August to 27 September 1521 to repair a damaged ship before continuing its voyage. In Pigafetta records, Smith Mengayau known  Cimbombong. Clearly this area is synonymous with sea trade, piracy and sea battles in the past.