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Mount Kinabalu (Dusun: Gayo Ngaran or Nulu Nabalu, Malay: Gunung Kinabalu) is the highest mountain in Borneo and Malaysia. With an elevation of 4,095 metres (13,435 ft), it is the third-highest peak of an island on Earth, the 28th highest peak in Southeast Asia , and 20th most prominent mountain in the world.
Kinabalu Park (Malay: Taman Kinabalu), established as one of the first national parks of Malaysia in 1964, is Malaysia's first World Heritage Site designated by UNESCO in December 2000 for its "outstanding universal values" and the role as one of the most important biological sites in the world with more than 4,500 species of flora and fauna, including 326 bird and around 100 mammal species ...
Also known as Gunung Panti. Hikers can see a lot of leeches during the rainy season. 108 Mount Lambak: Johor: 510 1,673 A popular place to train for tougher mountains 109 Mount Mostyn Sabah: 495 1,624 Extinct volcano 110 Bukit Gapis: Melaka: 480 1,574 Also known as Mount Melaka, it is the highest peak in Melaka. 111 Mount TTS TTS Mountains ...
Mount Tambuyukon or Tamboyukon (Malay: Gunung Tambuyukon, Dusun: Nulu Tambuyukon) is a mountain located at the West Coast and Kudat divisions of Sabah, Malaysia (located on the tripoints of three districts namely Ranau, Kota Belud as well as Kota Marudu).
Nabalu (en: Nabalu Town) or better known as Pekan Nabalu is a small town that is the main focus of visitors to see Mount Kinabalu in its entirety. [1] The variety of restaurants and the fresh weather, also the view that shows Mount Kinabalu as a whole are the main reasons why many tourists come to visit Pekan Nabalu. [2]
In 1968, Jesselton was renamed Kota Kinabalu. In 1974, the major part of Gaya and Sapi islands was gazetted as Tunku Abdul Rahman Park, covering an area of 8,990 acres (36.4 km 2 ). In 1979, the park was increased to 12,185 acres (49.31 km 2 ) with the inclusion of the three nearby islands of Manukan, Mamutik and Sulug.
The first two sites, Gunung Mulu National Park and Kinabalu Park, were listed in 2000. The site Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca was listed in 2008, the Archaeological Heritage of the Lenggong Valley was listed in 2012, and the most recent one, the Archaeological Heritage of Niah National Park's Caves Complex was listed in 2024.
Crocker Range National Park (Malay: Taman Negara Banjaran Crocker) was established in 1984, although the area had previously been under protection as a forest reserve.It covers the north-south Crocker Range, of 1200-1800 metre mountains in Sabah, Malaysia.