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NaturalRef. 1012

Kinabalu Park

Natural World Heritage property in Malaysia, inscribed in 2000 under criteria (ix), (x).

Kinabalu Park, Malaysia
Photo: kallerna · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
AngkorArchaeological Heritage of the Lenggong ValleyAyutthaya Historical ParkBan ChiangBaroque Churches of the PhilippinesBorobudur Temple CompoundsCambodian Memorial Sites: From centres of repression to places of peace and reflectionChampasak cultural landscapeCitadel of the Hồ DynastyDong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest ComplexForest Research Institute Malaysia Forest Park SelangorGunung Mulu National ParkHistoric Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic TownsHội AnKaeng Krachan Forest ComplexKinabalu ParkKoh KerLorentz National ParkLuang PrabangMount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife SanctuaryMỹ SơnNiah National ParkOmbilin coal minePhong Nha–Ke Bang National ParkPhu Phrabat, a testimony to the Sīma stone tradition of the Dvaravati periodPlain of JarsPrambanan TemplePreah Vihear TemplePuerto Princesa Subterranean River National ParkRice Terraces of the Philippine CordillerasRock Islands Southern LagoonSambor Prei KukSangiranSi Thep historical parkSingapore Botanic GardensThe Cosmological Axis of Yogyakarta and its Historic LandmarksThungyai Naresuan Wildlife SanctuaryTropical Rainforest Heritage of SumatraTubbataha ReefUjung Kulon National ParkViganWat Phra Mahathat6.150° N, 116.650° E
State Party
Malaysia
Year of inscription
2000
Criteria
ixx
Area of property
75,400 ha
Location
Sabah
What it is
protected area, national park
Founded or built
1964
Visitors a year
324,757 (2023) · ranking
Reference
WHC 1012 · Wikidata Q834893

Why it is on the List

(ix)An outstanding example of ongoing ecological and biological processes in ecosystems on land, in fresh water or at sea.(x)The most important natural habitats for conserving biological diversity, including threatened species.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Gunung Mulu National Park, Malaysia310 kmGunung Mulu National ParkMalaysia · 2000NaturalNiah National Park, Malaysia410 kmNiah National ParkMalaysia · 2024CulturalTubbataha Reef, Philippines472 kmTubbataha ReefPhilippines · 1993NaturalPuerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park, Philippines512 kmPuerto Princesa Subterranean River National ParkPhilippines · 1999NaturalBaroque Churches of the Philippines, Philippines792 kmBaroque Churches of the PhilippinesPhilippines · 1993CulturalMount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary, Philippines1055 kmMount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife SanctuaryPhilippines · 2014Natural
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