East Indies
region encompassing South (Em(Indian subcontinent) and Southeast Asia
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Summary
East Indies is a region[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,959 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Named after: India[3]
- Part of: Indies[4]
- Has part(s): Mainland Southeast Asia[5], Malay Archipelago[6], Indian subcontinent[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:East Indies[8]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11], The New Student's Reference Work[12]
- Different from: East India[13]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for East Indies include Coral Triangle[14], an ecoregion[15], in Indonesia[16].
Why It Matters
East Indies has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]
Entities named for it include Coral Triangle[14], an ecoregion[15], in Indonesia[16].