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مجمع‌الجزایر مالایی

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مجمع‌الجزایر مالایی

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archipelago between mainland Southeast Asia and Australia

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The Malay Archipelago is a vast chain of islands stretching between mainland Southeast Asia and Australia, encompassing thousands of islands across a huge oceanic region. It matters because of its enormous geographic scale, rich biodiversity, and strategic location that has shaped trade, culture, and history across one of the world's most important maritime zones.

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Instance of
region
Has part
Philippines
Area
2000000
Body of water
Pacific Ocean
Image
MalayArchipelago.jpg
Said to be same as
Insulindia
Has parts of class
archipelago
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Commons category
Malay Archipelago
topic's main category
Category:Malaya
different from
Malesia
on focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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