The region of Asia lying southeast of the Indian subcontinent and south of China, comprising a mainland peninsula and a vast archipelago of thousands of islands extending into the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its position astride major sea lanes between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific has made it a maritime crossroads for trade and migration for millennia, and its equatorial and tropical monsoon climates support some of the world's most extensive rainforest cover.
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Classification
Region TypePhysiographic or Climatic Region 1 Region TypePhysiographic or Climatic Region 1 Area (sq km)Mainland and archipelagic Southeast Asia combined. PopulationRecent estimate, about 8.5 percent of world population. Connections
Associated With
Source Asia (Wikipedia)
This source names China directly: "the Indian subcontinent and south of China, comprising a mainland peninsula and a vast archipelago of thousands of islands extending into the Pacific and Indian Oceans."
Source National Geographic Atlas of the World
Indochina (Mainland Southeast Asia) is the continental portion of Southeast Asia.
Source Indochina (Wikipedia)
Philippines, Countries The Philippines is the easternmost archipelagic state of the Southeast Asia region.
Source Encyclopaedia Britannica
Vietnam, Countries Vietnam is one of the mainland states of the Southeast Asia region.
Source Encyclopaedia Britannica
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Nature Atlas: Coral Triangle, is where this subject originated.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Monsoon, was influenced by this subject there.
Sources
1. Southeast Asia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
The mountain ranges in Myanmar, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, and the Indonesian islands of Sumatra, Java, Bali, Lesser Sunda Islands, and Timor are part of the Alpide belt, while the islands of the Philippines and Indonesia as well as Timor-Leste are part of the Pacific Ring of Fire.
Introduction (2)
Southeast Asia is the geographical southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of mainland Australia, which is a part of Oceania.
View the Source 2. Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.- Southeast Asia
- Associated With: Vietnam
- Associated With: Philippines
View the Source National Geographic Atlas of the World
National Geographic Society, 2019
Asia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Asia, Geography section, Main regions subsectionQuote, Associated With: Asia, Geography section, Main regions subsection
North Asia (Siberia), Central Asia, West Asia (the Middle East or Near East and part of the Caucasus), South Asia (Indian subcontinent), East Asia (Far East), Southeast Asia (East Indies and Indochina).
Indochina (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Indochina, Lead sectionQuote, Associated With: Indochina, Lead section
Mainland Southeast Asia (historically known as Indochina and the Indochinese Peninsula; abbreviated MSEA) is the continental portion of Southeast Asia.
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