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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.
Located on the west coast of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, it covers an area of 754 square kilometres surrounding Mount Kinabalu, which at 4,095.2 meters, is the highest mountain on the island of Borneo. The park is one of the most popular tourist spots in Sabah and Malaysia in general. In 2010, the park received 611,624 visitors, including 47,613 ...
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]
Nepenthes of Mount Kinabalu is a monograph by Shigeo Kurata on the tropical pitcher plants of Mount Kinabalu and the surrounding area of Kinabalu National Park in Sabah, Borneo. It was published in 1976 by Sabah National Parks Trustees as the second booklet of the Sabah National Parks series. [1] The monograph is Kurata's most important work on ...
1974. Governing body. Sabah Parks. The Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park (Malay: Taman Negara Tunku Abdul Rahman) comprises a group of 5 islands located between 3 and 8 km off Kota Kinabalu in Sabah, Malaysia. The park is spread over 4,929 hectares, two-thirds of which cover the sea. Before the Ice age, it formed part of the Crocker Range mass ...
Districts. Keningau, Papar, Penampang, Ranau, Tambunan, Kota Belud, Kota Marudu, Tuaran and Kota Kinabalu. The Crocker Mountains (Malay: Banjaran Crocker) form a range that separates the West Coast and Interior divisions of Sabah, Malaysia. At an average height of 1,800 metres (5,906 ft), it is the highest mountain range in the state.
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.
Mount Alab (Malay: Gunung Alab, Dusun: Nulu Alab) is a mountain located at the border of the West Coast as well as the Interior divisions of Sabah, Malaysia.The mountain is located approximately 30 km (19 mi) from Sabah's capital of Kota Kinabalu, where it can be highly visible from the city on a clear sky and easily recognisable with the presence of telecommunications tower near its peak ...