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Protected Areas Programme - Walsh, R.P.D. Climate of the Gunung Mulu National Park. The Mulu Formation emerges over the whole south-western part of the park, comprising of a 4,000-5,000m-thick series of shales and sandstones, that includes the Gunung Massiff, which rises to 2,377m. Of particular significance is Wild sago palm Eugeissona utilis, that occurs on the steep slopes of Gunung Mulu; Iguanura melinauensis and Licuala lanata are endemic to the alluvial plain; Calamus Neilsonii and Salacca rupicola are endemic to the limestone and Areca abdulrahmanii occurs on the Setap shales. www.unep-wcmc.org /sites/wh/gunung_mulu.html

Gunung Mulu National Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gunung Mulu National Park in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo, on the border with Brunei is a World Heritage Site that encompasses incredible caves and karst formations in a mountainous equatorial rainforest setting. The park is famous for its caves and the expeditions that have been mounted to explore them and their surrounding rainforest, most notably the Royal Geographic Expedition of 1977- 1978, which saw over 100 scientists in the field for 15 months. The primary focus however has shifted to the promotion of an awareness of the significance of the park and its environment through the provision of ecotourism activities that foster an understanding and appreciation of the parks values. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gunung_Mulu_National_Park

Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak The trip from Miri to Gunung Mulu National Park involves a 23 km ride to Kuala Baram at the mouth of the Batang Baram (Baram River) and a 2-1/2-hour express boat ride up the Baram to Marudi. The diversity of life in Mulu is truly incredible—17 vegetation zones from lowland dipterocarp to upper montane forest. The park was not even opened to the public until 1985. www.lonker.net /travel_borneo_4.htm

Gunung Mulu National Park The majestic Gunung Mulu, rising over a mass of sandstone, 2,376 metres above sea level, dominates the Gunung Mulu National Park in the Miri and Limbang Divisions. The Pinnacles at Gunung Api and Benarat is one of Mulu's main attractions. Mulu is very rich in flora and fauna with her virgin forests harboring not less than 20,000 animal species (mostly insects and over 3,500 plant species, not including 8,000 types of fungi). www.kuchingfestival.com /attractions/mulu.html

Welcome to Visitor Malaysia The Gunung Mulu National Park miraculously was not affected by the last Ice Age, leaving the area to continue its evolution of flora and fauna, leaving an extraordinary diversity of plant life and wildlife to be found even today. The majestic Gunung Mulu rises over a mass of sandstones and shale, dominating the Gunung Mulu National Park. Gazetted as a national park in 1974, the mix of natural habitats in all its diversity amidst such wild and rugged scenery makes this park one of the most popular destinations for tourist. www.visitormalaysia.com /nationalpark/mulu.htm

Malaysia - Gunung Mulu National Park Gunung Mulu National Park is one of Nature's most spectacular achievements and the 'jewel in the crown' of Sarawak's expanding network of national parks. The climb to the summit of Gunung Mulu (2,376 m) is the toughest organised trek in the park. It is also the largest national park, covering 52,865 hectares of primary rainforest, which is criss-crossed by fast flowing rivers and clear jungle streams. www.odyssei.com /travel-tips/2671.html

Malaysia 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. Gunung Mulu National Park (4°8'0" N, 114°55'0" E) The park is dominated by Gunung Mulu, a 2,377 m-high sandstone pinnacle. www.twobeds.com /nasa/herrminator/html/Malaysia.html

Mulu National Park and Caves - Shopborneo.com Gunung Mulu National Park is one of the most preserved nature wonder in the world. Tourists around the world flow to Mulu National Park for tropical adventure and relaxation. Although Mulu is well-known for its Caves and wonders, the activity is not limited just visiting the caves. shopborneo.com /mulu

product_details.asp?id=825 The Gunung Mulu National Park - a World Heritage Site - invites you to a breathtaking experience of some of the world’s most enthralling wonders of nature. He was responsible for the establishment of the National Parks and Wildlife section in 1974 and set up the National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries System in the State. Gunung Api is known to be the most cavernous mountain in the world. www.nhpborneo.com /onlinestore/product_details.asp?id=825

Malaysia / National ParksMalaysia / National Parks Officially constituted in 1974 and opened to the public in 1985, Gunung Mulu National Park encompasses only 544 sq. Within the boundaries of Gunung Mulu National Park in Gunung API, a 1,750 meter high mountain of limestone, lies directly beside Sarawak's second highest mountain peak, Gunung Mulu (2,376 meters). www.geographia.com /malaysia/gunung.html

Destination Miri - A Geological Tour: Geological Tours - Mulu National Park The Gunung Mulu National Park is a natural "Garden of Eden" with her virgin forests harbouring an astounding biological diversity. A visit to the Gunung Mulu National Park is an unforgettable adventure to the roots nature, through the wilderness of virgin rainforests and the eerie world of the caves. The Park is dominated by the sandstone mass of mount Mulu, the second highest mountain in Sarawak, which rises to 2,376m. www.ecomedia-software.com /details/parkmulu/parkmulu.htm

KeepMedia Rough Guides Travel: Malaysia Gunung Mulu national park is Sarawak's premier national park, located deep in the rainforest; at the last count, it featured 20,000 animal species and 3500 plant species. Sarawak Gunung Mulu national park Gunung Mulu national park The two major hikes, to the Pinnacles on Gunung Api and to the summit of Gunung Mulu, are daunting and involve camping out for at least two nights each, but you're rewarded with stupendous views of the rainforest, stretching as far as Brunei. keepmedia.com /pubs/RoughGuidesTravel/malaysia/6181?...&oliID=213

Worldisround - Mulu National Park & Limbang (7-11Jul05) - National Parks in Sarawak photos We arrived at Gunung Mulu National Park (one of Malaysia's World Heritage Sites) by taking a 52-seater Fokker 50 on 7 Jul. We visited the famous Lang Cave and Deer Cave by guided tour, The caves are very gorgeous. Worldisround - Mulu National Park & Limbang (7-11Jul05) - National Parks in Sarawak photos National Parks in Sarawak- travel photos - The excursion started on 5th nite and finished on 11 Jul'05. www.worldisround.com /articles/196574

Gunung Mulu National park After a long day's trekking, mountain biking or kayaking, you can ease those stiff muscles in the jacuzzi at the Royal Mulu Resort, a three-star resort that has the park as its front yard. Most of the park was unexplored until Britain's Royal Geographic Society surveyed it in the late 1970s. A longboat trip from Park HQ takes you to Clearwater Cave and Wind Cave while a plankwalk leads through forest to Deer Cave and Lang's Cave. www.sarawaktourism.com /mulu.html

VirtualTourist.com - yeikloen's Rumah Mulu Travelogue - Gunung Mulu National Park Gunung Mulu National Park was added into the UNESCO World Heritage, one of 2 in Malaysia, the other is Kinabalu National Park which is located in Sabah. By the time we arrive back at Park office, I thought maybe instead of eating in Mulu Cafe, I could eat outside the park premises which is run by Rachel, who is also working in the park office. The ride from Mulu to Miri on a 4X4 was 7 hours but unfortunately didn't had a chance to try it. members.virtualtourist.com /m/tt/4b5c1

Recognise land rights in Gunung Mulu National Park: Penan Urge The largest national park in Sarawak, Gunung Mulu National Park has been proposed by the Malaysian Government to be included as a World Heritage for cultural and natural site. They were totally in the dark about the State Government's move to make Gunung Mulu National Park as a World Heritage Site. They also demanded that the indigenous groups that resides surrounding the park be given access into the park to collect resources without any restrictions from the Government. brimas.www1.50megs.com /Mulu.htm

NPP Tropical Forest: Gunung Mulu, Malaysia Gunung Mulu National Park covers 544 km2, ranging in elevation from 50 m to 2376 ma. Biomass, litterfall, and nutrient content of different vegetation components and soil were measured for four lowland rain forest types on contrasting soils at Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia. Further details on the proposed Gunung Mulu World Heritage Site may be found on the Web pages maintained by UNESCO and the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Center. www-eosdis.ornl.gov /NPP/site_des/gnn_des.html

Pinnacles, Gunung Mulu National Park - Borneo Malaysia (Sarawak State) - Gunung Mulu, Niah and Lambir Hill N/P Leave Mulu 8.40am for Niah N/P. By 11am arrive at Niah N/P and check in and visit Great Cave (where bird nests are found) and Painted cave (where drawings are found on the walls). Mulu N/P, check in to the guesthouse and change you attire for caving, trekking and etc www.mmtreks.com /borneo/mulu.htm

Natural History: The nomads of Gunung Mulu - Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Borneo The nomads of Gunung Mulu - Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Borneo Nevertheless, on a recent visit to Penan communities near Gunung Mulu National Park to research the use of medicinal plants, I realized that these people still view themselves as forest nomads. Natural History: The nomads of Gunung Mulu - Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Borneo www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1134/is_n3_v107/ai_20485367

Asia Pacific News - Editorial: M.I.C.E. - World Heritage Conference - Mulu, Sarawak, Malaysia - Sun Aug 28, 2005 The Gunung Mulu, or "Mount Mulu", National Park is the state's largest park with over 540 square kilometers of protected land, rich bio-diverse rain-forests, and uncountable systems of caves and underground passages. The application for Gunung Mulu National Park's World Heritage Site Listing was submitted in 1999, and the site was reviewed by UNESCO officials in January 2000; final decision as to the status of the Park is expected to be announced in November of this year. The Gunung Mulu National Park offers visitors an opportunity to explore various attractions within the Park, including 4 "show caves" (fitted with lights and plank walks), a series of "adventure caving" routes, various treks and hikes including the famous Pinnacles viewed from Mt. Api, the Mulu Summit Trail and others. asia-pacific-news.com /s/Editorial-MICE.asp?ReportID=12107&...

Gunung Mulu National Park Travel Information. Photos, Stories and Diaries about Gunung Mulu National Park Gunung Mulu National Park is Sarawaks largest national park, covering 544 sq. The following entries are linked to Gunung Mulu National Park: One of the may,impressive caves in Mulu np. www.worldsurface.com /browse/location.asp?locationid=4229

Gunung Mulu National Park Gunung Mulu is Sarawak's largest national park at about 130,000 acres. At the center of the park is a range of limestone mountains, with beautiful clear free-flowing rivers meandering through tropical rain forests. It is said to be home to 1500 species of flowering plants, 10 species of ant-eating pitcher plants. www.jimblomquist.org /Gunung.html

Mulu Summit, Gunung Mulu National Park The trek to the summit of Gunung Mulu (2376 m) has always attracted adventurers, and trekkers will certainly be following in the footsteps of the famous. The climb, the toughest organised trek in the park, is somewhat easier nowadays but still requires a reasonably high level of fitness. Indeed, the first person to find a way to the top of Mulu was not a mountaineer or explorer; but a Berawan rhino hunter named Tama Nilong. www.mmadventure.com /activities/national_parks/mulu/mulu_summit.htm

News From Camp These explorers were part of a larger effort investigating the caves further south in what would become Gunung Mulu National Park. Founded in 1996, the Gunung Buda Project seeks to protect and preserve the Gunung Buda (White Mountain) Massif on the island of Borneo in Sarawak, Malaysia as a Malaysian National Park. At Gunung Buda, limestone forest, lowland dipterocarp forests, kerangas swamp forests and upland dipterocarp forests all grow. www.pwpconsult.com /buda.site

Archived conservation news for Gunung Mulu National Park Then you quickly learn why the Royal Mulu Resort, nestled in a bend in the Tutoh River on the edge of Gunung Mulu National Park, is built high on stilts and... The other is the Gunung Mulu National Park in Sarawak. Current articles on Gunung Mulu National Park conservation.mongabay.com /news/Gunung_Mulu_National_Park.htm

UNESCO World Heritage Centre - World Heritage List Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula (1998) Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin (1990, 1992, 1999) Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park (1999) whc.unesco.org /pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=1013

Find in a Library Scientific expeditions -- Malaysia -- Gunung Mulu National Park (Sarawak) Subjects: Natural history -- Malaysia -- Gunung Mulu National Park (Sarawak) WorldCat is provided by OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. on behalf of its member libraries. www.worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/f7f36e2b800e6366.html

Gunung Mulu National Park. Who is Gunung Mulu National Park? What is Gunung Mulu National Park? Where is Gunung Mulu National Park? Definition of Gunung Mulu National Park. Meaning of Gunung Mulu National Park. Search for images of Gunung Mulu National Park www.knowledgerush.com /kr/encyclopedia/Gunung_Mulu_National_Park

Peakware - Gunung Mulu National Park Sarawak The park is dominated by the sandstone mass of Gunung (mountain) Mulu which rises to 2,376m.To the west of Mulu ang its flanks lies a band of Melinau limestone which forms the lesser peaks of Gunung Api and Gunung Benarat. The famous pinnacles rise above the tree tops (over50m) with thier razor sharp tips at Gunung Api and Gunung Benarat. In the limestones beneath the jungle canopy lie some of the worlds impressive caves.Deer cave,clear water cave,wind and Lang cave www.peakware.com /encyclopedia/peaks/addapeak1772.htm

Area Guide - ThingsAsian There are currently no photoessays for Gunung Mulu National Park. Mulu Caves-- The Living Wonders of Nature Web Development and Design by Dayspring Technologies, Inc. www.thingsasian.com /goto_travel/area_guide.5.91.html

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