Negara National Park

Negara National Park

      park in the south-central part of the Malay Peninsula, West Malaysia, occupying 1,677 square miles (4,343 square km). Established in 1938 as King George V National Park, it consists largely of tropical rain forest and also encompasses the country's highest mountain—Mount Tahan (7,175 feet [2,187 m])—a wide plateau, game-fish rivers, and limestone outcroppings. Wildlife includes the elephant, tiger, leopard, bear, seladang (wild ox), sambar, rhinoceros, and Malayan tapir.

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