Malay Archipelago

archipelago between mainland Southeast Asia and Australia
Place archipelago Q208643
Malay Archipelago
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Malay Archipelago

Summary

Malay Archipelago is an archipelago[1]. It draws 1,962 Wikipedia views per month (archipelago category, ranking #39 of 341).[2]

Key Facts

  • Malay Archipelago is in the country of Malaysia[3].
  • Malay Archipelago is in the country of Indonesia[4].
  • Malay Archipelago is in the country of Singapore[5].
  • Malay Archipelago is in the country of Brunei[6].
  • Malay Archipelago is in the country of Timor-Leste[7].
  • Malay Archipelago is in the country of Papua New Guinea[8].
  • Malay Archipelago is on the body of water Indian Ocean[9].
  • Malay Archipelago is on the body of water Pacific Ocean[10].
  • Malay Archipelago's instance of is recorded as archipelago[11].
  • Malay Archipelago's instance of is recorded as group[12].
  • Malay Archipelago's instance of is recorded as region[13].
  • Malay Archipelago's Commons category is recorded as Malay Archipelago[14].
  • Malay Archipelago's said to be the same as is recorded as Maritime Southeast Asia[15].
  • Malay Archipelago's said to be the same as is recorded as Insulindia[16].
  • Malay Archipelago comprises Indonesia[17].
  • Malay Archipelago comprises Philippines[18].
  • Malay Archipelago's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -2.080581841855006, 'lon': 126.54688694172819}[19].
  • Malay Archipelago's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Malaya[20].
  • Malay Archipelago's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[21].
  • Malay Archipelago's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[22].
  • Malay Archipelago's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23].
  • Malay Archipelago's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[24].
  • Malay Archipelago's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[25].
  • Malay Archipelago's different from is recorded as Nusantara[26].
  • Malay Archipelago's different from is recorded as Malesia[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Malaysia[3], a sovereign state[28], in Malaysia[29], founded in 1963[30]; Indonesia[4], a sovereign state[31], in Indonesia[32], founded in 1945[33]; Singapore[5], a sovereign state[34], in Singapore[35], founded in 1965[36]; Brunei[6], a sovereign state[37], in Brunei[38], founded in 1984[39]; Timor-Leste[7], a country[40], in Timor-Leste[41], founded in 1975[42]; and Papua New Guinea[8], a Commonwealth realm[43], in Papua New Guinea[44], founded in 1975[45]. Adjacent water bodies include Indian Ocean[9], an ocean[46] and Pacific Ocean[10], an ocean[47].

Physical Characteristics

Malay Archipelago covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2000000'}[48].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include archipelago[11], group[12], and region[13].

Why It Matters

Malay Archipelago draws 1,962 Wikipedia views per month (archipelago category, ranking #39 of 341).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

References

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  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [48] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Described by source The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition +2
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