Located 7 degrees north of the Equator, the Federation of Malaysia consists
of the Peninsula Malaysia and the states of Sabah and Sarawak on the island
of Borneo. The peninsula Malaysia is separated from the two states by
the South China Sea. North of the peninsula is Thailand, the neighbor
to the south is Singapore.
Sabah (Malaysian Borneo) sits north on the island of Borneo, which is the
third largest island in the world. This is the home of thousands of
species of trees, flowers and plants, wild animals, some rare and others
only found in Sabah.
Sipadan island and the secluded islands of Semporna Marine Park in the
Celebes Sea, off Borneo Island have long been a world famous dive
destination. The Celebes sea is known to support about 580 of the world's
793 species of reef-building corals.
Twirling tornados of barracudas, jacks, giant bumphead parrot fish,
patrolling hammerhead sharks, and dozens of sea turtles swim peacefully
everywhere. For those more inclined towards the smaller creatures of
the reef, there are numerous juvenile fish, clown anemone fish, decorator
and spider crabs, coral shrimp, nudibranchs, prawn gobies and rare subjects
as jaw fish, ornate ghost pipefish, and frog fish.
