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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. It includes Brunei , East Timor , Indonesia , Malaysia (specifically East Malaysia ), Papua New Guinea , and the Philippines .
Media type. 2 volumes. The Malay Archipelago is a book by the British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace which chronicles his scientific exploration, during the eight-year period 1854 to 1862, of the southern portion of the Malay Archipelago including Malaysia, Singapore, the islands of Indonesia, then known as the Dutch East Indies ...
- Alfred Russel Wallace
- 1869
Malay Archipelago, largest group of islands in the world, consisting of the more than 17,000 islands of Indonesia and the approximately 7,000 islands of the Philippines. The regional name “East Indies” is sometimes used as a synonym for the archipelago.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
O arquipélago Malaio, também conhecido como Insulíndia e Insulásia, é um vasto e numeroso grupo de ilhas situado entre o continente do Sudeste Asiático e a Austrália, na região da Austronésia. Localizado entre os oceanos Índico e Pacífico, este grupo de mais de 20 000 ilhas é o maior arquipélago do mundo por área.
Thailand. See also. Notes. References. External links. Malay Peninsula. Coordinates: 7°00′N 100°00′E. The Malay Peninsula [a] is located in Mainland Southeast Asia. The landmass runs approximately north–south, and at its terminus, it is the southernmost point of the Asian continental mainland.
The Malay Archipelago or Nusantara Archipelago refers to the archipelago between mainland Southeastern Asia and Australia. [3] It has also been called the East Indies, the Indo-Australian Archipelago, Indonesian Archipelago and other names over time. The archipelago is between the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The group has over 25,000 islands.
Malay Archipelago, Largest group of islands in the world, located off the southeastern coast of Asia between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of the more than 13,000 islands of Indonesia and some 7,000 islands of the Philippines. Formerly called the East Indies, the archipelago extends along the Equator for more than 3,800 mi (6,100 km).
