Kukusan

Kukusan is a triangulation station in Tawau Division, Sabah.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tawau Japanese War Memorial and Fo Guang Shan Temple.

Tawau Japanese War Memorial

Memorial

Tawau Japanese War Memorial is a former Japanese cemetery in Tawau in the Malaysian state of Sabah which has been transformed into a memorial. Tawau Japanese War Memorial is situated 1 km southeast of Kukusan.

Fo Guang Shan Temple Tawau is a Buddhist temple located in Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia. It is one of the overseas temple for the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist organization based in Taiwan. Fo Guang Shan Temple is situated 3½ km southeast of Kukusan.

Tawau Bell Tower

Monument

Photo: Cccefalon, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Tawau Bell Tower is the oldest standing structure in Tawau, constructed by the Japanese to commemorate the signing of armistice agreement following World War I when Japan was an ally of Great Britain. Tawau Bell Tower is situated 3½ km south of Kukusan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tawau.

Tawau

Photo: Adznee Abas, CC BY 2.0.

Tawau is the third largest town of the state of Sabah, on the island of Borneo. A relatively new town in Malaysia, boomed in early 1980s for its lumber and cocoa farming industry, has become a bustling place, and a transit point to all neighbouring islands such as Sebatik, Nunukan, Tarakan, Jolo and Semporna islands.

Kukusan

Type: Triangulation station
Location: Tawau Division, Sabah, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude

4.2755° or 4° 16′ 32″ north

Longitude

117.8738° or 117° 52′ 26″ east

Elevation

148 metres (486 feet)

Open location code

6PPV7VGF+5G

GeoNames ID

8307242

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