Kundasang Valley

Kundasang Valley (Malay: Lembah Kundasang) is a valley where the Kundasang town is located in Sabah, Malaysia, primarily in the highlands of Sabah southeast side of Mount Kinabalu.

Environment

The valley were known to be located at the intersection of regional fault zones of Quaternary age, where widespread ground movements pose the main hazard based on a mapped geology since 1958.[1] As a result of extensive exploration of land for agricultural purposes, the rapid opening of new agriculture land in the valley also has caused the temperature in the area to increase significantly.[2]

Features

The valley is featured with terraced hill slopes planted with highlands vegetables as well a cattle dairy farm dubbed as Sabah's "Little New Zealand" where the cow breed of Holstein Friesian milk and dairy product were produced.[3][4][5]

  • Desa Cattle Dairy Farm in the valley.
    Desa Cattle Dairy Farm in the valley.
  • Panoramic view of Kundasang Valley.
    Panoramic view of Kundasang Valley.
  • Panoramic view from Dream World Resort on Kundasang town inside the valley.
    Panoramic view from Dream World Resort on Kundasang town inside the valley.
  • Vegetable market in the valley.
    Vegetable market in the valley.

References
  1. H.D. Tjia (2007). "Kundasang (Sabah) at the intersection of regional fault zones of Quaternary age" (PDF). Institute for Environment and Development (LESTARI), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia: 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019 – via Geological Society of Malaysia.
  2. Suzianah Jiffar (2 March 2015). "Suhu Kundasang semakin panas" [Kundasang temperature getting hot] (in Malay). Berita Harian. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  3. Herbert Howard (30 October 2013). 113 National Parks To See Before You Die. Herbert Howard. pp. 75–. GGKEY:6ZQUQDD2JTZ.
  4. Mary Chin (23 April 2016). "Sabah's own little New Zealand". Daily Express. Archived from the original on 2 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  5. Rizauddin Ibrahim (15 September 2017). "GO: Sabah highlands fling". New Straits Times. Retrieved 18 May 2019.

5°59′32.6″N 116°35′08.8″E


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