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Gunung Kinabalu terletak di sebelah utara pulau Kalimantan Gunung Kinabalu terletak di sebelah utara pulau Kalimantan, tepatnya di Taman Nasional Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. Taman ini berjarak 90 km dari kota Kinabalu,dapat ditempuh dengan menggunakan minibus jurusan Kinabalu – Ranau turun di Taman Nasional Kinabalu. Dijuluki sebagai "Puncak Borneo", Kinabalu merupakan gunung yang menjulang di atas dataran pantai barat laut Sabah dan berada di antara dua gunung "pengawal" yang mengapit, yakni Tambuyukon (2.576 meter) dan Trus Madi (2.597 meter). Menurut penelitian, Kinabalu merupakan "gunung non-api" termuda di dunia yang telah terbentuk penuh. Gunung ini merupakan hasil intrusi granit yang terbentuk 15 juta tahun lalu oleh suatu bola raksasa yang mengeras dari batuan meleleh (pluton) yang tertekan di bawah batuan endapan kala Jajaran Croker. Oleh gerakan-gerakan tektonik sejuta tahun lalu, pluton tersebut kemudian terdesak ke atas guna menyusun badan...

Visit Borneo Malaysia – BORNEO, Straddling the equator and dominated by luxuriant rainforests, Borneo is the third largest island in the world, its territory apportioned unevenly between the countries of Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei.   A tropical paradise with unspoilt, endless white sandy beaches, the oldest and most bio-diverse rainforest on Earth, and an abundance of natural wonders.   The two states of Sarawak and Sabah make up the Malaysian part of the island of Borneo, and are separated from West Malaysia by the South China Sea.  Sarawak stretches some 800km along the northwest coasts and directly adjoins the State of Sabah to the north-east, where the sultanate of Brunei forms a double enclave.  Inland, the State borders with Kalimantan, Indonesia. As can only be expected, 21st-century Borneo is a fast-changing place, but despite the fast pace of change, indigenous culture remains ingrained in the various lifestyles of Borneo's inhabitants....

Kuching Capital of Sarawak in Borneo . The city of Kuching is the capital of the Malaysian state of Sarawak and the usual entry point into Borneo for travelers coming from mainland Malaysia. PLACES OF INTEREST AROUND KUCHING Within easy reach is the Semenggoh Orang-Utan Sanctuary and the national parks of Gunung Gading, Kubah and Tanjung Datu National Park, North of Kuching is the Damai Peninsula and Bako National Park on the Muara Tebas Peninsula. Kubah National Park : 20 km west of Kuching covering some 2230 hectares with three mountains: Gunung Serapi, Gunung Selang and Gunung Sendok.  The Matang Wildlife Centre is part of the Kubah National Park and the key attraction is the orang-utans which are rehabilitated for release back into the wild.  Semeggoh Orang-Utan Sanctuary : 32 km from Kuching, became the first forest reserve in Sarawak when 800 hectare of jungle were set aside by Rajah Vyner Brooke in 1920.  Although Sepilok in Sabah has taken over as Bo...