Hi,

Welcome to our 8th edition of monthly newsletter. This month, I would like to share with you where on earth is Mount Kinabalu and what does it looks like from the outer space.

This is the view of Sabah, Malaysian part of Borneo, seen from about 190 miles from the sky. From Kota Kinabalu to Kinabalu Park (Mount Kinabalu) it’s about 90km. If you can see, to the north is the Tip of Borneo, Tanjung Simpang Mengayau. Top left is Sabah on earth.

This one at about 80 miles above. KK Terminal 2 is where AirAsia landed. Queen Elizabeth Hospital is the biggest government hospital in Sabah.

Closer look of Mount Kinabalu from about 18 miles above. If you can appreciate, Mount Kinabalu consist of eastern ridge and western ridge. Low’s Peak, the highest peak of Kinabalu is on the western ridge.

Tilted view of the mountain. The eastern ridge and the western ridge is divided by Low’s Gully. Try to spot Low’s Gully.

A closer look from about 30,000 feet. Now, can you appreciate the western and the eastern ridge? The Low’s Gully?

I could not get closer, as the image becomes blur…

If you would like to have your own copy of Google Earth, check out the official website from Google. For your info, Google Earth can runs on Linux, Mac and Windows. They also have the latest release of the software package (Release 4).

After successful installation of Google Earth on your desktop, download this file, and open it with your Google Earth. It will show you the exact image that I showed above. Have fun!