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Maliau Basin

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with a total area of 588 square kilometres. The region also features Mount Lotung (1667 metres), Maliau Falls, and Lake Linumunsut. Efforts are underway to nominate the area as a
297: 118: 57: 635: 212:, it was designated as a conservation area by the Sabah Foundation (Yayasan Sabah) in 1981. Later in 1997 the Sabah State Assembly gazetted the Basin as a 620: 601: 514: 41: 367: 630: 534: 290: 260: 650: 645: 509: 463: 625: 283: 270: 362: 655: 418: 27: 594: 529: 504: 478: 408: 337: 483: 433: 413: 383: 458: 347: 342: 193: 88: 640: 539: 428: 423: 393: 352: 587: 473: 453: 403: 398: 388: 357: 524: 321: 443: 31: 265: 468: 438: 217: 499: 209: 571: 205: 181: 614: 133: 120: 559: 275: 201: 96: 208:
surrounding the Maliau River. Located around the centre of Sabah in the
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You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 14: 153:588 km (227 sq mi) 558: 204:, which represents a geological 63: 56: 40: 621:1981 establishments in Malaysia 500:Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 156: 101: 449:Maliau Basin Conservation Area 419:Danum Valley Conservation Area 190:Maliau Basin Conservation Area 21:Maliau Basin Conservation Area 1: 631:Important Bird Areas of Sabah 521:Silam Coast Conservation Area 505:Kabili-Sepilok Forest Reserve 530:Kota Kinabalu Wetland Centre 479:Ulu Kalumpang Forest Reserve 651:Borneo lowland rain forests 646:Borneo montane rain forests 409:Bukit Kuamas Forest Reserve 261:Information on Maliau Basin 46:Sign and Information Centre 672: 553: 484:Ulu Telupid Forest Reserve 434:Gunung Rara Forest Reserve 414:Bukit Taviu Forest Reserve 384:Balembangan Forest Reserve 377:Protection forest reserves 266:Information from Wild Asia 459:Mount Pock Forest Reserve 51: 39: 25: 626:Forest reserves of Sabah 540:Rafflesia Forest Reserve 429:Gomantong Forest Reserve 424:Deramakot Forest Reserve 394:Bidu Bidu Forest Reserve 353:Tun Mustapha Marine Park 474:Tenompok Forest Reserve 454:Mandamai Forest Reserve 404:Botitian Forest Reserve 399:Binsuluk Forest Reserve 389:Bengkoka Forest Reserve 363:Tunku Abdul Rahman Park 358:Tun Sakaran Marine Park 570:location article is a 525:Tabin Wildlife Reserve 322:Kinabalu National Park 185: 656:Sabah geography stubs 444:Lipaso Forest Reserve 134:4.83040°N 116.90020°E 32:strict nature reserve 469:Tawai Forest Reserve 439:Klias Forest Reserve 368:Turtle Islands Park 315:World Heritage Site 306:Protected areas of 218:World Heritage Site 170:Yayasan Sabah Group 166:Governing body 130: /  338:Crocker Range Park 139:4.83040; 116.90020 583: 582: 548: 547: 241:New Straits Times 222:Taxon Expeditions 210:Sandakan Division 192:, is a region in 175: 174: 103:Nearest city 663: 604: 597: 590: 562: 555: 348:Tiga Island Park 343:Tawau Hills Park 300: 293: 286: 277: 244: 237: 186:Lembangan Maliau 145: 144: 142: 141: 140: 135: 131: 128: 127: 126: 123: 67: 66: 60: 44: 18: 671: 670: 666: 665: 664: 662: 661: 660: 641:Tongod District 611: 610: 609: 608: 551: 549: 544: 488: 372: 326: 310: 304: 252: 247: 238: 234: 230: 194:Tongod District 138: 136: 132: 129: 124: 121: 119: 117: 116: 89:Tongod District 80: 79: 78: 77: 76: 75: 74: 68: 47: 35: 12: 11: 5: 669: 667: 659: 658: 653: 648: 643: 638: 633: 628: 623: 613: 612: 607: 606: 599: 592: 584: 581: 580: 563: 546: 545: 543: 542: 537: 532: 527: 522: 519: 518: 517: 512: 502: 496: 494: 490: 489: 487: 486: 481: 476: 471: 466: 461: 456: 451: 446: 441: 436: 431: 426: 421: 416: 411: 406: 401: 396: 391: 386: 380: 378: 374: 373: 371: 370: 365: 360: 355: 350: 345: 340: 334: 332: 328: 327: 325: 324: 318: 316: 312: 311: 305: 303: 302: 295: 288: 280: 274: 273: 268: 263: 258: 251: 250:External links 248: 246: 245: 243:, 26 June 2006 231: 229: 226: 173: 172: 167: 163: 162: 159: 155: 154: 151: 147: 146: 114: 110: 109: 104: 100: 99: 86: 82: 81: 70: 69: 62: 61: 55: 54: 53: 52: 49: 48: 45: 37: 36: 26: 23: 22: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 668: 657: 654: 652: 649: 647: 644: 642: 639: 637: 634: 632: 629: 627: 624: 622: 619: 618: 616: 605: 600: 598: 593: 591: 586: 585: 579: 577: 573: 569: 564: 561: 557: 552: 541: 538: 536: 533: 531: 528: 526: 523: 520: 516: 513: 511: 508: 507: 506: 503: 501: 498: 497: 495: 491: 485: 482: 480: 477: 475: 472: 470: 467: 465: 462: 460: 457: 455: 452: 450: 447: 445: 442: 440: 437: 435: 432: 430: 427: 425: 422: 420: 417: 415: 412: 410: 407: 405: 402: 400: 397: 395: 392: 390: 387: 385: 382: 381: 379: 375: 369: 366: 364: 361: 359: 356: 354: 351: 349: 346: 344: 341: 339: 336: 335: 333: 329: 323: 320: 319: 317: 313: 309: 301: 296: 294: 289: 287: 282: 281: 278: 272: 269: 267: 264: 262: 259: 257: 254: 253: 249: 242: 236: 233: 227: 225: 223: 219: 215: 211: 207: 203: 199: 195: 191: 187: 183: 179: 171: 168: 164: 160: 152: 148: 143: 115: 111: 108: 105: 98: 94: 90: 87: 73: 59: 50: 43: 38: 33: 29: 28:IUCN category 24: 19: 16: 576:expanding it 565: 550: 448: 240: 235: 213: 189: 178:Maliau Basin 177: 176: 72:Maliau Basin 71: 15: 331:State parks 158:Established 137: / 125:116°54′01″E 113:Coordinates 615:Categories 228:References 188:) or also 206:catchment 122:4°49′49″N 202:Malaysia 97:Malaysia 85:Location 568:Sabah 566:This 308:Sabah 198:Sabah 182:Malay 107:Tawau 93:Sabah 572:stub 161:1981 150:Area 30:Ia ( 224:). 196:of 617:: 200:, 184:: 95:, 91:, 603:e 596:t 589:v 578:. 299:e 292:t 285:v 180:( 34:)

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IUCN category
strict nature reserve

Map showing the location of Maliau Basin Conservation Area
Tongod District
Sabah
Malaysia
Tawau
4°49′49″N 116°54′01″E / 4.83040°N 116.90020°E / 4.83040; 116.90020
Yayasan Sabah Group
Malay
Tongod District
Sabah
Malaysia
catchment
Sandakan Division
World Heritage Site
Taxon Expeditions
Official website of the conservation area
Information on Maliau Basin
Information from Wild Asia
NusantaraKu Maliau Basin Sabah's lost world
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Sabah
Kinabalu National Park
Crocker Range Park
Tawau Hills Park
Tiga Island Park

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