Pagon Hill

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Pagon Hill
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Pagon Hill campsite in 1982
Highest point
Elevation 1,875 m (6,152 ft) [1]
Prominence 955 m (3,133 ft)
Listing Country high point
Spesial Ribu
Coordinates 4°17′40″N115°19′20″E / 4.29444°N 115.32222°E / 4.29444; 115.32222 [1]
Naming
Native nameBukit Pagon (Malay)
Geography
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Pagon Hill
Location in Brunei
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Pagon Hill
Pagon Hill (Malaysia)
Country Brunei and Malaysia
Districts of Brunei Temburong
States of Malaysia Sarawak
Mukim or Division Amo and Limbang

Pagon Hill (Malay : Bukit Pagon; BOO-kit PAH-gon ) [2] is the highest mountain in Brunei. It is situated on the border with Malaysia on the island of Borneo. Pagon Hill is located in the Temburong District of Brunei. This district is separated from the rest of Brunei by part of the Sarawak State of Malaysia.

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The pitcher plant species Nepenthes lowii can be found on the slopes of this mountain. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Bukit Pagon". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
  2. Cohen, Saul Bernard (2008). The Columbia Gazetteer of the World: A to G. Columbia University Press. p. 2861. ISBN   978-0-231-14554-1.
  3. Phillipps, A. & A. Lamb 1996. Pitcher-Plants of Borneo . Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.