Borneo
Sign in to saveBorneo () is the third-largest island in the world, with an area of , and population of 23,053,723 (2020 national censuses). Situated at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, it is one of the Greater Sunda Islands, located north of Java, west of Sulawesi, and east of Sumatra. The island is crossed by the equator, which divides it roughly in half. In Indonesia, the island is also known as Kalimantan, which is also the name of the Indonesian region located on the island.
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Borneo is the third-largest island in the world, located at the geographic center of Maritime Southeast Asia with a population of over 23 million people. The island is notable for its strategic position in the region, straddling the equator between several major Southeast Asian islands, and for being divided into Indonesian and Malaysian territories.
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Key facts
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- Borneo
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- Map of Borneo, with the three nations shown
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- Topography of Borneo, with red lines demarcating the three nations on it
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- Kalimantan
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- Southeast Asia
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- Indonesian Archipelago ---- Greater Sunda Islands
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- 748168
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- 3rd
- Islands.highest_mount
- Mount Kinabalu
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Article
28 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Kalimantan
- Borneo
- Geography
- Geology
- Ecology
- Environmental issues
- Topography
- River systems
- History
- Early history
- British and Dutch control
- World War II
- Recent history
- Demographics
- Territories by population, size, and timezone
- 20 largest cities and towns in Borneo by population
- Urbanisation by region
- Major ethnicities by region
- Religion
- Administration
- Economy
- List of territories by GDP/GRP 2023
- Human Development Index by territory
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Borneo () is the third-largest island in the world, with an area of , and population of 23,053,723 (2020 national censuses). Situated at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, it is one of the Greater Sunda Islands, located north of Java, west of Sulawesi, and east of Sumatra. The island is crossed by the equator, which divides it roughly in half. In Indonesia, the island is also known as Kalimantan, which is also the name of the Indonesian region located on the island.
The geology of Borneo was formed beginning in the Mesozoic. It formed part of Sundaland, a region connected to mainland Asia, until it became isolated by sea level rise at the end of the last ice age. With seven unique ecoregions, including large expanses of some of the oldest tropical rainforests in the world, Borneo is rich in biodiversity and endemic species.