Sandakan

Sandakan is a city of almost 440,000 people in Sabah, Borneo. It is the gateway to Sepilok Orangutan Sanctuary and the Labuk Bay Proboscis Monkey Sanctuary.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Timbang Island.

Timbang Island

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Timbang Island is a Malaysian island located in the Sulu Sea on the state of Sabah. Timbang Island is situated 4½ km northwest of Sandakan.

Sandakan

Type: Locality
Location: Sandakan Division, Sabah, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude

5.75° or 5° 45′ north

Longitude

118° east

Elevation

57 metres (187 feet)

Open location code

6PQWQ222+22

GeoNames ID

1734042

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sangai Island and Timbang Hill.

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Sandakan”. Photo: Cccefalon, CC BY-SA 3.0.