Kundasang, the Glossary
Kundasang is a hill station in the district of Ranau in Sabah, Malaysia that lies along the bank of Kundasang Valley within the Crocker Range, and also neighboring the town of Pekan Nabalu.[1]
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29 relations: Anzac Day, Australian Government, Brunei, Crocker Mountains, Divisions of Malaysia, Dusun people, G. S. Carter, Hill station, Kinabalu Park, Kundasang Valley, Lemon, List of sovereign states, Malaysia, Malaysian Chinese, Malaysian Malay, Mount Kinabalu, Orange (fruit), Paphiopedilum rothschildianum, Pekan Nabalu, Ranau, Ranau District, Sabah, Salak, Sandakan, Sandakan Death Marches, Sarawak, States and federal territories of Malaysia, West Coast Division, World War II.
- Towns in Sabah
Anzac Day
Anzac Day (Rā Whakamahara ki ngā Hōia o Ahitereiria me Aotearoa or lit) is a national day of remembrance in Australia, New Zealand and Tonga that broadly commemorates all Australians and New Zealanders "who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations" and "the contribution and suffering of all those who have served".
Australian Government
The Australian Government, also known as the Commonwealth Government or the Federal Government, is the national executive government of the Commonwealth of Australia, a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy.
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Brunei
Brunei, officially Brunei Darussalam, is a country in Southeast Asia, situated on the northern coast of the island of Borneo.
Crocker Mountains
Crocker Mountains (Banjaran Crocker) is a mountain range extending from the West Coast until Interior divisions of Sabah, Malaysia that separates the west and east coast of Sabah.
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Divisions of Malaysia
Divisions (bahagian) are the primary subdivisions of Sabah and Sarawak, the states in East Malaysia.
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Dusun people
Dusun is the collective name of an indigenous ethnic group to the Malaysian state of Sabah of North Borneo.
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G. S. Carter
Major Gordon Senior 'Toby' Carter DSO (20 April 1910 – 1988) was a New Zealand surveyor and road engineer who worked in Sarawak, Borneo prior to World War II for Shell Oil.
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Hill station
A hill station is a town located at a higher elevation than the nearby plain or valley.
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Kinabalu Park
Kinabalu Park (Taman Kinabalu), established as one of the first national parks of Malaysia in 1964, is Malaysia's first World Heritage Site designated by UNESCO in December 2000 for its "outstanding universal values" and the role as one of the most important biological sites in the world with more than 4,500 species of flora and fauna, including 326 bird and around 100 mammal species, and over 110 land snail species.
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Kundasang Valley
Kundasang Valley (Lembah Kundasang) is a valley where the Kundasang town is located in Sabah, Malaysia, primarily in the highlands of Sabah southeast side of Mount Kinabalu.
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Lemon
The lemon (Citrus × limon) is a species of small evergreen tree in the flowering plant family Rutaceae, native to Asia, primarily Northeast India (Assam), Northern Myanmar, and China.
List of sovereign states
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty.
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Malaysia
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia.
Malaysian Chinese
Malaysian Chinese, Chinese Malaysians, or Sino-Malaysians are Malaysian citizens of Han Chinese ethnicity.
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Malaysian Malay
Malaysian Malay (Bahasa Melayu Malaysia.), also known as Standard Malay (Bahasa Melayu piawai), Bahasa Malaysia, or simply Malay, is a standardized form of the Malay language used in Malaysia and also used in Brunei and Singapore (as opposed to the variety used in Indonesia, which is referred to as the "Indonesian" language).
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Mount Kinabalu
Mount Kinabalu (Dusun: Gayo Ngaran or Nulu Nabalu, Gunung Kinabalu) is the highest mountain in Borneo and Malaysia.
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Orange (fruit)
An orange, also called sweet orange when it is desired to distinguish it from the bitter orange (Citrus × aurantium), is the fruit of a tree in the family Rutaceae.
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Paphiopedilum rothschildianum
Paphiopedilum rothschildianum, commonly known as the Gold of Kinabalu orchid or Rothschild's slipper orchid, is a large, clear-leafed species of orchid.
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Pekan Nabalu
Nabalu (en: Nabalu Town) or better known as Pekan Nabalu is a small town that is the main focus of visitors to see Mount Kinabalu in its entirety. Kundasang and Pekan Nabalu are towns in Sabah.
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Ranau
Ranau (Pekan Ranau) is the capital of the Ranau District in the West Coast Division of Sabah, Malaysia. Kundasang and Ranau are towns in Sabah.
Ranau District
The Ranau District (Daerah Ranau) is an administrative district in the Malaysian state of Sabah, part of the West Coast Division which includes the districts of Kota Belud, Kota Kinabalu, Papar, Penampang, Putatan, Ranau and Tuaran.
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Sabah
Sabah, or given nickname Sabah Bumi Di Bawah Bayu (means Sabah Land Below The Wind) is a state of Malaysia located on the northern portion of Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia.
Salak
Salak (Salacca zalacca) is a species of palm tree (family Arecaceae) native to Java and Sumatra in Indonesia.
Sandakan
Sandakan formerly known at various times as Elopura, is the capital of the Sandakan District in Sabah, Malaysia. Kundasang and Sandakan are towns in Sabah.
Sandakan Death Marches
The Sandakan Death Marches were a series of forced marches in Borneo from Sandakan to Ranau which resulted in the deaths of 2,434 Allied prisoners of war held captive by the Empire of Japan during the Pacific campaign of World War II at the Sandakan POW Camp, North Borneo.
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Sarawak
Sarawak is a state of Malaysia.
States and federal territories of Malaysia
The states and federal territories of Malaysia are the principal administrative divisions of Malaysia.
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West Coast Division
West Coast Division (Bahagian Pantai Barat) is an administrative division of Sabah, Malaysia.
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
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See also
Towns in Sabah
- Bandar Indah Jaya
- Beaufort, Malaysia
- Beluran
- Bongawan
- Keningau
- Kinabatangan
- Kinarut
- Kota Belud
- Kota Marudu
- Kuala Penyu
- Kudat
- Kunak
- Kundasang
- Lahad Datu
- Manggatal
- Nabawan
- Papar, Malaysia
- Pekan Nabalu
- Penampang
- Pensiangan
- Pitas, Malaysia
- Putatan
- Ranau
- Sandakan
- Sapulut
- Semporna
- Sindumin
- Sipitang
- Sook, Sabah
- Tambunan
- Tamparuli
- Tawau
- Telipok
- Telupid
- Tenghilan
- Tenom
- Tongod
- Tuaran
- Weston, Sabah