Gunung Mulu National Park, on the island of Borneo in the State of Sarawak, is the most studied tropical karst region in the world. The 52,864-ha park contains seventeen vegetation zones, exhibiting a number of 3,500 species of vascular plants. Its palm species are very 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 give a spectacular view and are home to millions of cave swiftlets and bats. The Sarawak Chamber, 600 m by 415 m and 80 m elevated, is the main known cave chamber in the world.Monday, October 6, 2008
Gunung Mulu National Park
Gunung Mulu National Park, on the island of Borneo in the State of Sarawak, is the most studied tropical karst region in the world. The 52,864-ha park contains seventeen vegetation zones, exhibiting a number of 3,500 species of vascular plants. Its palm species are very 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 give a spectacular view and are home to millions of cave swiftlets and bats. The Sarawak Chamber, 600 m by 415 m and 80 m elevated, is the main known cave chamber in the world.
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