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Geological Formation

Gunung Mulu Caves

Karst Caves and Sinkholes

The Gunung Mulu Caves are a network of limestone caves within Gunung Mulu National Park in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo, carved into a thick limestone body that was uplifted and then slowly dissolved by underground rivers over millions of years. The park contains Deer Cave, one of the largest known single cave passages in the world by cross-sectional area, and Sarawak Chamber, the largest known underground chamber by floor area, both shaped by the same combination of river dissolution and chamber collapse typical of tropical karst systems. Deer Cave is also home to several million wrinkle-lipped bats, whose nightly mass exodus is one of the park's best-known sights; the park was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000 for its karst geomorphology.

Facts
Classification
Protected Status
UNESCO World Heritage Site 1
Connections

Associated With

Eocene, Eras
Source Gunung Mulu National Park (Wikipedia)
Limestone, Materials
Source Gunung Mulu National Park (Wikipedia)
Miocene, Eras
Source Gunung Mulu National Park (Wikipedia)
Paleocene, Eras
Source Gunung Mulu National Park (Wikipedia)
Sandstone, Materials
Source Gunung Mulu National Park (Wikipedia)
Shale, Materials
Source Gunung Mulu National Park (Wikipedia)

Caused By

Karstification, Processes
Source Gunung Mulu National Park (Wikipedia)

In Discipline

Geomorphology, Disciplines
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Found In

Malaysia

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Sources
1. Gunung Mulu National Park (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that encompasses caves and karst formations in a mountainous equatorial rainforest setting.
  • Associated With: Paleocene, Article text, age Paleocene
    It was formed from Palaeocene-Upper Eocene with the interbedding of sandstone and shales.
  • Associated With: Eocene, Article text, age Eocene
    It was formed from Palaeocene-Upper Eocene with the interbedding of sandstone and shales.
  • Associated With: Sandstone, Article text, rock Sandstone
    It was formed from Palaeocene-Upper Eocene with the interbedding of sandstone and shales.
  • Associated With: Shale, Article text, rock Shale
    It was formed from Palaeocene-Upper Eocene with the interbedding of sandstone and shales.
  • Associated With: Miocene, Article text, age Miocene
    These three younger mountains were formed from 40 km band of karstic limestones during the Upper Eocene-Lower Miocene period.
  • Associated With: Limestone, Article text, rock Limestone
    These three younger mountains were formed from 40 km band of karstic limestones during the Upper Eocene-Lower Miocene period.
  • Caused By: Karstification, Article text, process Karstification
    It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that encompasses caves and karst formations in a mountainous equatorial rainforest setting.
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