In many countries, kilometre zero (also written km 0) or similar terms in other languages (also known as zero mile marker, zero milepost, control stations or control points) denote a particular location (usually in the nation's capital city) from which distances are traditionally measured. A similar notion also exist for individual roads and for individual cities. For cities, the KM 0 is normally measured from the central post office.
For Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, there is also a KM 0 marker in front of the Sabah Tourism Board. Why is the KM 0 marker built in front of Sabah Tourism Board Building? The simple answer is that the building used to be the post office for Jesselton during the pre-war era. It was one of the few pre-war building left standing after the 2nd World War.
The project was actually mooted by Institution of Surveyors Malaysia, ISM (name later changed to Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia, RISM) in conjunction with its 50th Anniversary celebration. The funds for the project came from Dewan Bandaraya Kota Kinabalu (DBKK) and Sabah Tourism Board.
The Geocache
The Geocache is not located at the marker. To get it, please refer to the information board to solve the puzzle in order to get the coordinates of the cache location.
a) When was this 0 km monument inaugurated ? AB/CD/EFGH
Longitude : 5° (B-A)(B+D).GB(D+E+G)' North
b) When was this site gazetted under Perintah Jalan Persekutuan (Sabah) IJ/KL/MNOP
Latitude : 116° K(M+N-P).PJM' East
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