It is the second longest river in Malaysia, with a length of 560 kilometers from its headwaters in the mountains of southwest Sabah, to its outlet at the Sulu Sea, east of Sandakan. Kinabatangan is known for its remarkable wildlife and fascinating habitats such as limestone caves at Gomantong hill, dryland dipterocarp forests,riverine forest, freshwater swamp forest, oxbow lakes and salty mangrove swamps near the coast. {Source: Wikipedia}. Ia adalah sungai kedua terpanjang di Malaysia, dengan panjang 560 kilometer dari hulu sungai di pergunungan barat daya Sabah, untuk cawangannya di Laut Sulu di timur Sandakan. Kinabatangan yang terkenal dengan hidupan liar yang luar biasa dan habitat yang menarik seperti gua batu kapur di Gua Gomantong , hutan dipterokarpa tanah kering, hutan sungai, hutan paya air tawar, tasik Oxbow dan paya bakau masin berhampiran pantai.
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