Fun facts about Mount Kinabalu
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Mount Kinabalu is considered a very young mountain, as its granodiorite cooled and hardened only about 10 million years ago.
Mount Kinabalu
Malaysia
Mount Kinabalu is the highest mountain in Malaysia and Maritime Southeast Asia, located on the island of Borneo in Sabah. With a height 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.
From the “Geology” section
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The summit of Mount Kinabalu can experience frost and ice, with snow recorded only three times since 1975.
Mount Kinabalu
Malaysia
Mount Kinabalu is the highest mountain in Malaysia and Maritime Southeast Asia, located on the island of Borneo in Sabah. With a height 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.
From the “Climate” section
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Mount Kinabalu is home to the richest collection of Nepenthes pitcher plants in the world, with five species found nowhere else.
Mount Kinabalu
Malaysia
Mount Kinabalu is the highest mountain in Malaysia and Maritime Southeast Asia, located on the island of Borneo in Sabah. With a height 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.
From the “Biology” section
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British botanist Lilian Gibbs became the first woman to summit Mount Kinabalu in February 1910.
Mount Kinabalu
Malaysia
Mount Kinabalu is the highest mountain in Malaysia and Maritime Southeast Asia, located on the island of Borneo in Sabah. With a height 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.
From the “History” section
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The name 'Kinabalu' is likely derived from 'Aki Nabalu', meaning 'Grandfather Nabalu', the guardian spirit of the mountain.
Mount Kinabalu
Malaysia
Mount Kinabalu is the highest mountain in Malaysia and Maritime Southeast Asia, located on the island of Borneo in Sabah. With a height 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.
From the “Meaning of name” section
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