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Malay Archipelago

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The Malay Archipelago is the archipelago lying between mainland Southeast Asia and Australia, also called Insulindia or the Indo-Australian Archipelago. Its name derives from a 19th-century European concept of a Malay race, later reframed around the distribution of Austronesian languages, and the region has also been called the Malay world, Nusantara and the East Indies over time. The name is controversial in Indonesia because of its ethnic and colonial connotations.

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Classification
Region Type
Cultural Region 1
Region Type
Cultural Region 1
Region Type
Maritime Grouping 1
Region Type
Maritime Grouping 1
Area (sq km)
2,870,000 1
Population
380,000,000 1
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Plate Tectonics, Physical Processes
Source Malay Archipelago (Wikipedia)
Volcanism, Physical Processes
Source Malay Archipelago (Wikipedia)
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Hikayat

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The Pantoum

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Found There

Giant Tiger Prawn

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Pink Skunk Clownfish

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Sources
1. Malay Archipelago (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, population
    380,000,000
  • Infobox: area_km2
    2,870,000
  • Introduction
    The Malay Archipelago is the archipelago between Mainland Southeast Asia and Australia, and is also called Insulindia or the Indo-Australian Archipelago.
  • Introduction (2)
    Situated between the Indian and Pacific oceans, the archipelago of over 25,000 islands and islets is the largest archipelago by area and fifth by number of islands in the world.
  • Shaped By: Volcanism, Formation statement for target 23656
    Geologically, the archipelago is one of the most active volcanic regions in the world.
  • Shaped By: Plate Tectonics, Formation statement for target 23636
    Tectonic uplifts also produce large mountains, including the highest, Mount Kinabalu in Sabah, Malaysia, with a height of 4,095.2 m (13,436 ft) and Puncak Jaya on Papua, Indonesia at 4,884 m (16,024 ft).
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Wikidata: Malay Archipelago
Wikidata Q208643, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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