Places, people, wildlife and activities of interest in Kalimantan - Indonesia
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KALIMANTAN
Cities and Towns
Pontianak, Kalbar, Sukaraja, Banjarmasin, Martapura, Palangkaraya, Pangkalan Bun, Balikpapan, Bontang, Samarinda, Sangatta, Tenggarong, Sungai Raya, Sukadana, Sintang, Singkawang, Sekadau, Sanggau, Sambas, Putussibau, Ngabang, Nanga Pinoh, Mempawah, Ketapang, Bengkayang, Sukamara, Nanga Bulik, Kuala Pembuang, Sampit, Kasongan, Pulang Pisau, Kuala Kurun, Kuala Kapuas, Purukcahu, Muara Teweh, Tamiang Layang, Buntok, Kotabaru, Batulicin, Pelaihari, Banjarbaru, Marabahan, Rantau, Kandangan, Barabai, Amuntai, Paringin, Tanjung, Tana Paser, Penajam, Sendawar, Sangatta, Tanjung Redeb, Tanjung Selor, Malinau, Nunukan, Tideng Pale, Tarakan
Mountains
Muller Mountains, Schwaner Mountains, Kayan Mentarang, Apokayan, Meratus Mountains, Sembeliung Mountains
Islands
Denawan, Sangalaki, Maratua, Kakaban, Bunyu, Karimata, Laut, Maya Karimata, Nunukan, Sebatik, Tembelan, Uwi, Benua, Natuna
Protected Areas
Betung Kerihun National Park, Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park, Danau Sentarum National Park, Gunung Palung National Park, Kayan Mentarang National Park, Kutai National Park, Sabangau National Park, Tanjung Putih National Park
Native Ethnics
Dayak, Bakumpai, Dayak Bukit, Ngaju, Barito, Benuaq, Kayan, Kenyah, Ibans, Embaloh (Maloh), Kayan, Penan, Kelabit, Lun Bawang, Ahe, Jagoi, Selakau, Bidayuh, Kutai, Ot Danum, Dusun Ma'anyan, Ot Siang, Lawangan, Taboyan, Dusun Siang, Boyan, Bantian, Dohoi, Kadori, Javanese, Maduranese, Batak, Toraja, Ambonese, Bugis, Palembang, Minang, Banjarese, Makassar, Papuan, Balinese, Acehnese, Chinese.
Terrestrial Wildlife
Malayan pangolin, Long-tailed macaque, Proboscis monkey, Bornean Gibbon, Greater slow loris, Western tarsier, Clouded leopard, Marbled cat, Flat-headed cat, Oriental small-clawed otter, Sun bear, Hose's palm civet, Rhinoceros Hornbill, Helmeted Hornbill, Bulwer's Pheasant, Wrinkled Hornbill, Bornean orangutan, White-fronted surili, maroon leaf monkey, southern pig-tailed macaque, crab-eating macaque, Sunda slow loris, Horsfield's tarsier, lemurs, sambar deers, flying squirrels, Asian Arowana, Clown Loach Botia, False Gavial, Estuarine Crocodile, Malayan Sun Bear, Sambar deer, Banteng, Hose's Leaf Monkey, Yellow-throated Marten, Otter Civet, Smooth-coated Otter, Agile Gibbon, pythons, giant Bornean butterfly
Marine Wildlife
Sei Whale, Bryde's Whale, Killer Whale, Short-finned Pilot Whale, Pygmy Sperm Whale, Grey Dolphin, Bottlenose Dolphin, Indo-Pacific Hump-backed Dolphin, Irrawaddy Dolphin, Finless, Porpoise, Fraser's Dolphin. Long Snouted Spinner Dolphin, Dugong, Green Sea Turtle, Hawksbill Sea Turtle, Olive Ridley Sea Turtle, Borneo Shark, Various Sharks & Rays
Birds
Spotted Kestrel, Silvery Pigeon, Pink-headed Imperial Pigeon, Short-tailed Frogmouth, Sulawesi Hornbill, Sunda Cuckoo-shrike, Sumatran Treepie, Blue-wattled Bulbul, Sunda Bulbul, Black-browed Babbler, Sunda Laughing-thrush, Javan White-eye, Lemon-bellied White-eye, White-vented Myna, Scarlet-headed Flowerpecker, Rhinoceros Hornbill, Helmeted Hornbill, Bulwer's Pheasant, Wrinkled Hornbill, Black Hornbill, Helmeted Hornbill, Common Emerald Dove, Little Cuckoo-Dove and Bornean Peacock-Pheasant, Storm's Stork Great Argus, Large Green Pigeon, Lesser Adjutant - for a full list of Kalimantan Birds click here
Activities
Trekking, Kayaking, Snorkeling, Scuba Diving, Birding, Caving, Boating, Hiking, Cycling, Motorbiking, Beaching, Camping, Fishing, Mountaineering, Photography, Watersports, Tree Climbing, Bamboo Rafting,
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