Gunung Mulu
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| height | 2377 m | |
| location | Sarawak State , Malaysia | |
| Coordinates | 4 ° 3 '0 " N , 114 ° 56' 0" E | |
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| rock | Sandstone | |
| First ascent | Tama Nilong in the 1920s | |
At 2377 m, Gunung Mulu is the second highest mountain in the state of Sarawak on Borneo in Malaysia .
Around this sandstone mountain lies the Gunung Mulu National Park with its karst landscape , known for its huge cave system. It is one of the largest in the world. Clearwater Cave e.g. B. is a huge, approx. 108 km long tunnel system with an underground river and passages that reach up to 355 m in depth. The park was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2000 and is the largest national park in Sarawak with its almost 540 km².
The British naturalist Spenser St. John attempted to climb the mountain for the first time in 1857, but it failed several times. It was not until the 1920s that local Tama Nilong found a way over the southwest ridge. In 1932, under his leadership, a group of British researchers from Oxford University reached the summit. In 1935 a research station was established.
Today, climbing the mountain is a popular multi-day trek, still using the route of the first climber.
For the locals, the Mulu was a seat of mountain spirits.
Web links
- Entry on the UNESCO World Heritage Center website ( English and French ).
- Homepage of the national park
Individual evidence
- ↑ UNESCO World Heritage Center: Gunung Mulu National Park. Retrieved September 29, 2017 .
- ^ Karl Gratzl: Myth Mountain. Lexicon of the important mountains from mythology, cultural history and religion . Hollinek, Purkersdorf 2000, ISBN 3-85119-280-X .
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from April 1, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
