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Showing posts with label Malaysia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Malaysia. Show all posts

Friday, April 10, 2015

A spectacular beach in Malaysia, Sipadan.

Sipadan

Overview

Sipadan is the only oceanic island in Malaysia, rising 2,000 ft from de seabed. It is located in the Celebes Sea off the east coast of Sabah, East Malaysia (which is on the island of Borneo. It was formed by living corals growing on top of an extinct volcanic cone that took thousands of years to develop.
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Aerial picture of the island.
Sipadan is located at the heart of the IndoPacific basin, the centre of one of the richest marine habitats in the world. More than 3000 species of fish and  hundreds of coral species have been classified in this ecosystem.