Sulu Sea: Sabah, Western Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Palawan, Sultanate of Sulu, Cuyo, Palawan, Turtle Islands, Tawi-Tawi, Tubbataha Reef

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 33. Chapters: Sabah, Western Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Palawan, Sultanate of Sulu, Cuyo, Palawan, Turtle Islands, Tawi-Tawi, Tubbataha Reef, Panay, Lankayan Island, Mapun, Tawi-Tawi, Panay Gulf. Excerpt: Sabah is one of 13 member states of Malaysia. It is located on the northern portion of the island of Borneo. It is the second largest state in the country after Sarawak, which it borders on its southwest. It also shares a border with the province of East Kalimantan of Indonesia in the south. In spite of its status as a Malaysian state, Sabah remains a disputed territory; the Philippines has a dormant claim over much of the eastern part of the territory. The capital of Sabah is Kota Kinabalu, formerly known as Jesselton. Sabah is often referred to as "The land below the wind," because of its location just south of the typhoon-prone region around the Philippines. The origin of the name Sabah is uncertain, and there are many theories have arisen. One theory is that during the time it was part of the Bruneian Sultanate, it was referred to as Saba' because of the presence of pisang saba, a type of banana, found on the coasts of the region. Due to the location of Sabah in relation to Brunei, it has been suggested that Sabah was a Bruneian Malay word meaning upstream or the northern side of the river. Another theory suggests that it came from the Malay word sabak which means a place where palm sugar is extracted. Sabah is also an Arabic word which means morning. The presence of multiple theories makes it difficult to pinpoint the true origin of the name. It has been said that Sabah was once referred to as Seludang in a 1365 Javanese text known as Nagarakretagama written by Mpu Prapanca. Mount Kinabalu, the highest mountain in Malaysia.The western part of Sabah is generally mountainous, containing the three highest mountains in Malay...