East Indies

Summary

East Indies is a region^[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,565 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• East Indies's instance of is recorded as region^[3].
• India is named after East Indies^[4].
• East Indies is part of Indies^[5].
• East Indies comprises Mainland Southeast Asia^[6].
• East Indies comprises Malay Archipelago^[7].
• East Indies comprises Indian subcontinent^[8].
• East Indies's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 1, 'lon': 103}^[9].
• East Indies's topic's main category is recorded as Category:East Indies^[10].
• East Indies's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[11].
• East Indies's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[12].
• East Indies's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[13].
• East Indies's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[14].
• East Indies's different from is recorded as East India^[15].

Body

Geography

East Indies is part of Indies^[5].

Designation and Status

East Indies's instance of is recorded as region^[3].

History and Context

India is named after East Indies^[4].

Cultural Significance

Things named for East Indies include Coral Triangle^[16], an ecoregion^[17], in Indonesia^[18].

Why It Matters

East Indies ranks in the top 9% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,565 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]

Entities named for it include Coral Triangle^[16], an ecoregion^[17], in Indonesia^[18].