Kundasang Valley Explained

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]}

References

1. Kundasang (Sabah) at the intersection of regional fault zones of Quaternary age. H.D. Tjia. Institute for Environment and Development (LESTARI), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Geological Society of Malaysia. 2007. 18 May 2019. 1. https://web.archive.org/web/20190518065620/https://gsm.org.my/products/702001-100503-PDF.pdf. 18 May 2019. dead.
2. Web site: Suhu Kundasang semakin panas. Kundasang temperature getting hot. Suzianah Jiffar. Malay. Berita Harian. 2 March 2015. 26 June 2019.
3. Book: Herbert Howard. 113 National Parks To See Before You Die. 30 October 2013. Herbert Howard. 75–. GGKEY:6ZQUQDD2JTZ.
4. Web site: Sabah's own little New Zealand. Mary Chin. Daily Express. 23 April 2016. 18 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20170502163144/http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/read.cfm?NewsID=2004. 2 May 2017. dead. dmy-all.
5. Web site: GO: Sabah highlands fling. Rizauddin Ibrahim. New Straits Times. 15 September 2017. 18 May 2019.

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