The Hose Mountains ( Malay : Pegunungan Hose ) are a mountain range in central Sarawak , Borneo . They span the area between the watersheds of the Balleh and Balui Rivers . The mountains are covered in virgin tropical rainforest that supports a rich ecosystem of fauna and flora , including many endemic species. At least 8 species of Nepenthes are native to the mountain range.
2-397: The Hose Mountains are named after British colonial administrator and zoologist Charles Hose . 2°7′37″N 113°45′24″E / 2.12694°N 113.75667°E / 2.12694; 113.75667 This Sarawak location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Charles Hose Charles Hose FRGS . FLS (12 October 1863 – 14 November 1929)
4-658: Was a British colonial administrator, zoologist and ethnologist . He was born in Hertfordshire , England , and was educated at Felsted in Essex . Admitted to Clare College, Cambridge in 1882, he almost immediately migrated to Jesus College , and later left Cambridge without taking a degree. He was offered an administrative cadetship in Sarawak by the second Rajah , Sir Charles Brooke , which he took up in 1884. His large collection of ethnographic objects from Borneo
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