Парк Кинабалу / Kinabalu Park

Парк Кинабалу расположен в штате Саба, что на северном конце острова Борнео, включает в себя вершину Кинабалу (4,095 м), являющуюся самой высокой горой на пространствt от Гималаев и Новой Гвинеи. Высота вершину обусловила возникновение в одном месте очень широкого диапазона сред обитания, от богатой тропической низменности и тропического леса в низинных районах парка до горных тропических лесов, альпийских лугов на вершинах. Здесь произрастает исключительно богатая по разнообразию флора Юго-Восточной Азии, характерная для Гималаев, Китая, Австралии, Малайзии..

Inscribed:2000
Criteria:N (ii) (iv)
The Bureau recommended to The Committee that Kinabalu Park be inscribed on The World Heritage list under natural criteria (ii) and (iv). The site has a diverse biota and high endemism. The altitudinal and climatic gradient from tropical forest to alpine conditions combine with precipitous topography, diverse geology and frequent climate oscillations to provide conditions ideal for The development of new species. The Park contains high biodiversity with representatives from more than half The families of all flowering plants. The majority of Borneo’s mammals, birds, amphibians and invertebrates (many threatened and vulnerable) occur in The Park.

Brief description:

Kinabalu Park, in The State of Sabah on The nor Thern end of The island of Borneo, is dominated by Mount Kinabalu (4,095 m), The highest mountain between The Himalayas and New Guinea. It has a very wide range of habitats, from rich tropical lowland and hill rainforest to tropical mountain forest, sub-alpine forest and scrub on The higher elevations. It has been designated as a Centre of Plant Diversity for Sou Theast Asia and is exceptionally rich in species with examples of flora from The Himalayas, China, Australia, Malaysia, as well as pan-tropical flora.