Friday 11 December 2009

1013 MY - Gunung Mulu National Park (2000)

Brief Description

"Important both for its high biodiversity and for its karst features, Gunung Mulu National Park, on the island of Borneo in the State of Sarawak, is the most studied tropical karst area in the world. The 52,864-ha park contains seventeen vegetation zones, exhibiting some 3,500 species of vascular plants. Its palm species are exceptionally rich, with 109 species in twenty genera noted. The park is dominated by Gunung Mulu, a 2,377 m-high sandstone pinnacle. At least 295 km of explored caves provide a spectacular sight and are home to millions of cave swiftlets and bats. The Sarawak Chamber, 600 m by 415 m and 80 m high, is the largest known cave chamber in the world."

穆鲁山国家公园
"穆鲁山国家公园,位于沙捞越州的巴婆罗岛,因其生物多样性 和喀斯特地貌而闻名,世界上大多数研究喀斯特地貌的研究都在此进行。这座52 864公顷的公园包含17 个植物园,有维管植物3500多种。公园的棕榈树种类异常丰富,已知的就有20属,109种。公园位于2377米高的穆鲁山山麓,已开发的山洞至少达 295公里,洞中景观壮丽,并栖息着上百万只蝙蝠。沙捞越洞穴,长600米,宽415米,高80米,是已知世界上最大的洞穴。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1013





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