Gomantong Caves

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Gomantong Caves is a famous limestone cave system in Sabah, Malaysia, renowned for its swiftlet nests used in bird’s nest soup and its large bat populations.

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Gomantong Caves canonical 1
Gomantong Hill 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cave system
limestone cave
accessFrom Sandakan
conservationStatus protected area
country Malaysia
economicActivity swiftlet nest harvesting
tourism
ecosystemType cave ecosystem
geologicalFormation karst
harvestingMethod traditional climbing with ladders and ropes
harvestingRegulatedBy Sabah Wildlife Department
hasCave Simud Hitam
Simud Putih
hasEntrance Simud Hitam main entrance
hasFacility boardwalk
visitor shelter
wooden stairways
hasPart Simud Hitam
Simud Putih
hasSpecies bats
beetles
black-nest swiftlet
cockroaches
millipedes
rats
snakes
white-nest swiftlet
linked to: black-nest swiftlet
knownFor bird’s nest soup production
ecotourism
edible swiftlet nests
large bat colonies
languageOfName Malay
locatedIn Borneo
Sabah
Sandakan Division
locatedInProtectedArea Gomantong Forest Reserve
managedBy Sabah Wildlife Department
material limestone
nearbyCity Sandakan
notableEvent daily bat exodus at dusk
notableFor dense guano deposits
partOf Gomantong Hill
linked to: Gomantong Caves
region East Coast of Sabah
supportsIndustry edible bird’s nest trade
surroundedBy lowland rainforest
tourismActivity cave exploration
wildlife watching
touristAttraction yes

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Sandakan hasNearbyAttraction Gomantong Caves
Gomantong Caves partOf Gomantong Hill
linked to: Gomantong Caves