Kinabalu Park World Heritage Site

A list of plants found here are the infamous nepenthes rajah.

Kinabalu park world heritage site. Home to the 4095 metre mount kinabalu southeast asia s highest peak the kinabalu national park located in northwest sabah is malaysia s first unesco world heritage site. The kinabalu national park is the first unesco world heritage site in malaysia. Kinabalu national park was gazetted in 1964 to protect mount kinabalu and its plant and animal life. It was designated as one in the year 2000 during the 24th session.

Kinabalu park 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 and over 110 land snail species. Dominated by mount kinabalu 4 095m the highest mountain between the himalayas and new guinea it holds a distinctive position for the biota of southeast asia. Dominated by mount kinabalu 4 095m the highest mountain between the himalayas and new guinea it holds a distinctive position for the biota of southeast asia. The kinabalu national park which covers an area of 75 400 hectares is one of the greatest attractions of sabah.

It was listed under the natural category. Kinabalu park gallery unesco world heritage centre. Mount kinabalu also known as gunung kinabalu in malay is the focal feature of this national park. Located on the west coast of sabah malaysian borneo it covers an area of 754 square kilometers.

In 2000 it was declared malaysia s first world heritage site by unesco for its biological splendor. Kinabalu park is malaysia s first world heritage site. One of the earth s last frontiers of wilderness this is a natural paradise. On the rainforest clad island of borneo lies kinabalu park malaysia s first world heritage site declared by unesco in december 2000 for its outstanding universal values and the role as one of the most important biological sites in the world.

A natural cross hybrid between nepenthes lowii and nepenthes burbidgae and the enigmatic paphiopedilum. Malaysia s first world heritage site the 754 square km kinabalu park situated in sabah is the malaysia s first world heritage designated by unesco in december 2000 for its role as one of the world s most important biological sites. Also the centre of plant diversity for south east asia the park boasts more than 5 000 vascular plant species and has no shortage of fauna as well being home to some 90 lowland mammal species and many others.