Low's outpeaks Kinabalu<\/p>\n
KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Low's Peak on Mount Kinabalu, which for 87
\nyears was considered the highest point in Southeast Asia, no
\nlonger holds that honor.<\/p>\n
With the help of U.S. satellites, surveyors found that nearby
\nVictoria Peak was taller. Victoria, at 4,097 meters is 17 meters
\nhigher than Low's, The Star reported yesterday, quoting Sabah
\nstate's Chief Minister Yong Teck Lee.<\/p>\n
Ramli Osman, vice-chairman of the Sabah Institute of
\nSurveyors, that helped organize the measuring team, confirmed the
\nreport.<\/p>\n
A government-sponsored mission has been on Mount Kinabalu,
\nnear the Sabah state capital Kota Kinabalu on Borneo, since
\nMonday. Using nine American satellites and the Global Positioning
\nSystem they pinpointed the exact height of Low's Peak, said Grace
\nChoong of the Sabah Land and Survey Department.<\/p>\n
It was found to be only 4,093 meters, 7.6 meters lower than
\nthe previously estimated 4,101 meters announced on June 25, 1910,
\nby British surveyors. Yong said the surveyors found a plateau on
\nVictoria Peak that was 4,097 meters, four meters higher.<\/p>\n
He said there was a horn on Victoria Peak about 10 meters high
\nand he had asked the team to again use the satellites and the
\nGlobal Positioning System to determine the exact height,
\nincluding the horn, of the Victoria Peak, within a year.<\/p>\n
Victoria Peak had not been measured previously because in 1910
\nwhen the British took measurements from a ship, Victoria was
\nhidden, according to survey officials.<\/p>",
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