- I am the highest mountain between the Himalayas and the mountain range of New Guinea
- I am also the highest on Borneo, all the other mountains are at least 1,500m lower.
- I have over 5,000 plant species which is the highest plant diversity globally per unit area.
- I have the richest orchid diversity in the world with over 900 species.
- I am one of the youngest mountain in the world, between 7 and 8 million years old.
- I am still growing 5mm a year.
- I am the 20th most prominent in the world.
- I have the deepest ravines in the world called Low's Gully with vertical walls over 1,500m high.
- I am not a volcano but the only granite mountain in Borneo.
- I was covered in glaciers up to 10,000 years ago.
- I am the richest place in the world for Pitcher plants.
- 326 bird species has been recorded within me.
- I have the highest "via ferrata" in the world and the first in Asia.
- I am a World Heritage Site declared by UNESCO.
I am MOUNT KINABALU, located in Sabah in Borneo.
Mount Kinabalu standing 4,095 metres (13,435 ft) above sea level.
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