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First Recorded Exploration Date
British colonial administrator and naturalist Hugh Low led an expedition from Tuaran to the region in 1851. He also became the first recorded man to reach the peak of Mount Kinabalu. The highest peak of the mountain was later named after him—Low's Peak. -
Park Size
The Park is situated in the East Malaysian state of Sabah (British North Borneo before 1963) and stretches through the entire west coast of Sabah. Its highest peak is Mount Kinabalu standing at 4101 meters (13,455 feet) visible from the South China Sea. Being the world’s youngest granite pluton, it continues to rise 5mm/year. Kinabalu park covers a space of 750 square kilometres. -
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Kinabalu National Park
The region was designated as a national park in 1964. British colonial administrator and naturalist Hugh Low led an expedition from Tuaran to the region in 1851. He also became the first recorded man to reach the peak of Mount Kinabalu. The highest peak of the mountain was later named after him—Low's Peak. -
Established as National Park
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 5,000 species of flora and fauna, including 326 bird and around 100 mammal species, and over 110 land snail species. -
Became Malaysia's First World Heritage Site
Became 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,[ -
Possible Future Threats (Short Time)
Some short time effects on the Kinabalu could include a rise in tourism, resulting in further littering or in extreme cases, human lit forest fire. This would obviously have a detrimental effect on the animals and the humans living and working at the national park. -
Possible Future Threats
Possible future long term effects could include climate change, which could harmfully impact on the environment and the ecosystems. Because there are over 5,000 species of flora and fauna with over 200 families living in the Kinabalu, the rise in temperature could definitely effect the lives and well being of the animals living there.
