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Mount Kinabalu

#37 in World

Malaysia

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Elevation
4,095 m
Coordinates
6.0745, 116.5630
Category
mountains

Overview

Highest peak in Southeast Asia outside New Guinea - a UNESCO-listed geological wonder.

About

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. The mountain is located in Ranau district, West Coast Division of Sabah, Malaysia. It is protected as Kinabalu Park, a World Heritage Site.

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