Gunung Mulu National Park
Important both for its high biodiversity and for
its karst features, Gunung Mulu National Park, on the island of Borneo
in the State of Sarawak, is the most studied tropical karst area in the
world. The 52,864-ha park contains seventeen vegetation zones,
exhibiting some 3,500 species of vascular plants. Its palm species are
exceptionally 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 provide a spectacular sight and are home to
millions of cave swiftlets and bats. The Sarawak Chamber, 600 m by 415 m
and 80 m high, is the largest known cave chamber in the world.