Sabah is a state of Malaysia located on the northern portion of Borneo. Sabah has land borders with the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and Indonesia’s Kalimantan region to the south. The Federal Territory of Labuan is an island just off the Sabah coast. Sabah shares maritime borders with Vietnam to the west and the Philippines to the north and east. Kota Kinabalu is the state capital city, the economic centre of the state and the seat of the Sabah state government. Other major towns in Sabah include Sandakan and Tawau. As of the 2015 census in Malaysia, the state’s population is 3,543,500.[20] Sabah has an equatorial climate with tropical rainforests and abundant animal and plant species. The state has long mountain ranges on the west side which form part of the Crocker Range National Park. Kinabatangan River, second longest river in Malaysia runs through Sabah and Mount Kinabalu is the highest point of Sabah as well as of Malaysia. | ![]()
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Malaysia: Borneo – The Rain Forest Discovery Centre
A great insight into the fauna and flora of Borneo. There is a well thought out inside exhibition ...
Malaysia: Borneo (Sabah) – Cruising the Kinabatangan River
The start of a journey down the Kinabatangan River in Sabah, Borneo. This is the perfect place to ...
Malaysia: Borneo – A chance meeting with pygmy elephants
Whilst I was laid up in my room at the Kinabatangan Wetlands Resort from my fall the night before ...
Malaysia: Sabah – Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre
The sun bear conservation centre in Sandakan has a mission to rescue these small and endangered ...
Malaysia: Borneo (Sabah) – A visit to the Sepilok Orangutan Sanctuary
For as long as I can remember I have had a love affair with orangutans. so a trip to Borneo has ...
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