{"id":3994,"date":"2021-05-30T17:12:27","date_gmt":"2021-05-30T09:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/info.thetravel.me\/?p=3994"},"modified":"2021-05-30T17:12:57","modified_gmt":"2021-05-30T09:12:57","slug":"sipadan-cliffs-under-the-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/info.thetravel.me\/en\/sipadan-cliffs-under-the-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"Sipadan: Cliffs under the sea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sipadan (Malay: Pulau Sipadan) is the only oceanic island in Malaysia, located in the Celebes Sea off the east coast of Sabah. 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