Sabah achieves Unesco triple crown site title

Global gem: Sabah is now the proud owner of a Unesco triple crown site following the declaration of Kinabalu National Geopark as a Unesco Global Geopark. — Photo: Sin Chew

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah is now the proud owner of a Unesco triple crown site, the third in the world to have such a distinction, following the declaration of the Kinabalu National Geopark as a Unesco Global Geopark.

Besides Sabah, the other places with three Unesco sites are Jeju Island in South Korea and Shennongjia, China.