page_title: Kinabatangan River
hierarchical_section_title: Kinabatangan River
caption_attribution_description: English: Schematic of waters in Sabah, Malaysia: KINABATANGAN with headstreams and tributaries Deutsch: Schematische Darstellung der Gewässer in Sabah, Malaysia: KINABATANGAN mit Quell- und Nebenflüssen
context_page_description: The Kinabatangan River is a river in Sandakan Division, northeastern Sabah of Malaysia. It is the second longest river in Malaysia with a length of 560 km from its headwaters in the mountains of southwest Sabah, to its outlet at the Sulu Sea, east of Sandakan. The area is known for its high-biodiversity habitats including its limestone caves at Gomantong hill, dryland dipterocarp forests, riverine forest, freshwater swamp forest, oxbow lakes and salty mangrove swamps near the coast.
context_section_description: The Kinabatangan River (Malay: Sungai Kinabatangan) is a river in Sandakan Division, northeastern Sabah of Malaysia. It is the second longest river in Malaysia with a length of 560 km (350 mi) from its headwaters in the mountains of southwest Sabah, to its outlet at the Sulu Sea, east of Sandakan. The area is known for its high-biodiversity habitats including its limestone caves at Gomantong hill, dryland dipterocarp forests, riverine forest, freshwater swamp forest, oxbow lakes and salty mangrove swamps near the coast.
caption: The river source and tributaries in dark blue colour.
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