Notes on the Ascent and Natural History of Gunung Api, a Limestone Mountain in Sarawak.
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THE SARAWAK MUSEUM JOURNAL |
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Title :
Notes on the Ascent and Natural History of Gunung Api, a Limestone Mountain in Sarawak. |
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Author :
N.M. Collins, J.D. Holloway and J.Proctor |
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Abstract:
Limestone outcrops are scattered throughout Sarawak (Anderson 1965), but only the two peaks of Gunung Api and Gunung Benarat exceed 1500 m above sea level. These mountains, separated by the Melanau Gorge with its 600 m high vertical walls, lie in the northern sector of the Gunung Mulu National Park in Fourth and Fifth Divisions (Figure 1). The massif is an important conservation area both biologically and geomorphologically. The flora is of exceptional interest,as no other limestone of similar altitude is to be found between northern Sumatra and New Guinea (Anderson & Chai 1982). Since the mid-nineteenth century explorers and naturalists have been interested in these mountains, and occasionally probed into their foothills and slopes. However, it was not until the 1977/78 joint expedition by the Royal Geographical Society and the Sarawak Forest Department that the main ridge and peaks of Gunung Api were explored. This paper describes the journeys made, and includes some notes on the structure, flora and fauna of the mountain. Gunung Benarat remains unclimbed, despite several attempts (Hanbury — Tenison 1980),.
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| DOI: XXXX |
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How to cite:
Collins, N. M., et al. (1984). Notes on the Ascent and Natural History of Gunung Api, a Limestone Mountain in Sarawak. The Sarawak Museum Journal, XXXIII (54): 219-234 |
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