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Sabah (state) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 05 30 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 5.5000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 117 00 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 117.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Unsuccessfully settled by English 17-18th century; Sir James Brooke received 1st concessions 1841; further concessions granted by Sultans of Brunei and Sulu with chartering of North Borneo Company 1881; company-administered until WW II; occupied by Japan 1941. |
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| Sabah (preferred,C,V,English)
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| State of Sabah (C,V,O)
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| MY16 (C,U,FIPS)
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| Sabah Negeri (C,U)
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| North Borneo Chartered Company (C,U)
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| British North Borneo (H,O)
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| North Borneo (H,O)
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Hierarchical Position: |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Sabah (state) (P) |
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Additional Parents: |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Sabah (state) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| state (preferred, C) |
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since 1963 |
| first level subdivision (C) |
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| colony (H) |
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of Great Britain, 1946 |
| protectorate (H) |
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of Great Britain, 1888 |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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| North Borneo Chartered Company.......... |
[VP] |
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GeoNames online [n.d.] 1733039 |
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