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Borneo

Sunday, February 20th, 2011

Borneo (Malay: Borneo, Indonesian: Kalimantan) is the third largest island in the world and is located north of Australia, at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia. The island is divided among three countries: Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia. Approximately 73% of the island is Indonesian territory (Kalimantan). The Malaysian states of Sarawak and Sabah (East Malaysia), in the north, occupy about 26% of the island. The sovereign state of Brunei, located [...]

Borneo Geography

Sunday, February 20th, 2011

Borneo is surrounded by the South China Sea to the north and northwest, the Sulu Sea to the northeast, the Celebes Sea and the Makassar Strait to the east, and the Java Sea and Karimata Strait to the south. It is the largest island in the Malay archipelago, to the west of Borneo are the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra, to the south is Java, to the east is Sulawesi and to the northeast, the Philippines. [...]

Borneo Largest Cities

Sunday, February 20th, 2011

The following is a list of top 20 urban areas in Borneo. Rank City/Town Country 1 Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan Indonesia 2 Samarinda, East Kalimantan Indonesia 3 Kuching, Sarawak Malaysia 4 Pontianak, West Kalimantan Indonesia 5 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah Malaysia 6 Balikpapan, East Kalimantan Indonesia 7 Sandakan, Sabah Malaysia 8 Tawau, Sabah Malaysia 9 Miri, Sarawak Malaysia 10 Loa Janan, East Kalimantan Indonesia 11 Sibu, Sarawak Malaysia [...]