Kundasang War Memorial Kundasang is a village in Sabah, Borneo that lies along the bank of Kundasang Valley. Located on a hill immediately behind the vegetable wholesale stalls is the Kundasang War Memorial and Gardens. Located 6 kilometres away from Kinabalu National Park and is renowned for its vegetable market which is open seven days a week. It is the closest village to Mount Kinabalu and has a panoramic view of the Mountain. A must-visit in Kundasang is the Kundasang War Memorial. Major G. S. ...
Sabah History
“Sipadan Island got it name from the word SIPARAN, which refer to a dead body of a person namely PARA (Si Paran) whom had been found restlessly on the beach of the island” Sipadan Island is a tiny island is Malaysia’s only oceanic island, rising 700 metres from the ocean floor. The diversity of marine life here is apparent. There are many dive sites around the island which serve as home and transit points for a wide variety of marine life, including fish, turtles and ...
Hammerhead Shark in Sipadan Island The hammerhead sharks are a group of sharks in the family Sphyrnidae, named for the unusual and distinctive structure of these shark heads, which are flattened and laterally extended into a “hammer” shape called a “cephalofoil”. Hammerheads are found in warmer waters along coastlines and continental shelves. Unlike most sharks, hammerheads usually swim in schools. This schools can be found in Sipadan Island location dive site at South Point. The hammerhead sharks size range from 0.9 to 6 m (3.0 ...
Semporna Town Semporna town is the gateway to Sipadan Island. There has been a growing interest in the dive sites in this region, including in the now-protected Tun Sakaran Marine Park which consists of eight islands and is the largest marine park in Sabah. All these dive sites have made Semporna more popular, and diversified the experience that one can gain while in Semporna. The name Semporna means place of rest and was given after the British quelled resistance from the local Bajaus in the ...
Sipadan Turtle Tomb Cave Sipadan Island diving is famous for its population of both green turtles and the smaller hawksbill turtles. Turtle Tomb is a special dive which every cave diver must see once in his life! Turtle Tomb is a cave system located after Turtle Cavern. There are several side tunnels and a small passage way near Barracuda Point. Turtle tomb’s floor is about 8m wide and is covered with a thick layer of white sand and dust composed of numerous turtle skeletons. The ...
Hawksbill Turtle in Sipadan Island The hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) is a critically endangered sea turtle belonging to the family Cheloniidae. The hawksbill’s appearance is similar to other marine turtles. It has a generally flattened body shape, a protective carapace, and flipper-like arms, adapted for swimming in the open ocean. Hawksbill shells slightly change colors, depending on water temperature. While this turtle lives part of its life in the open ocean, it spends more time in shallow lagoons and coral reefs. In Sipadan Island, ...
Atkinson Clock Tower Kota Kinabalu (Capitol City) One of the most enduring landmarks in Kota Kinabalu, it stands prominently on a bluff along Signal Hill Road adjacent to the old Police Station. Built in 1903, this all wood, no nails structure was built in memory of Francis George Atkinson – the popular first District Officer of Jesselton during the British North Borneo Chartered Company Administration, He died of ‘Borneo fever’ in 1902 at the young age of 28. This Clock Tower has the distinction of ...
Monsopiadis a Kadazandusun warrior who is well-known to be a headhunter. Legend told that many centuries ago, a lady named Kizabon was pregnant. She lived in a house with her husband, Dunggou. On the roof of their house, a sacred Bugang bird made its nest and stayed there throughout Kizabon’s pregnancy. When the child was due to be born, the Bugang birds hatched as well. The father of the child took the sign as a good omen and that this was a sign that his ...
