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Revision as of 21:57, 21 November 2011
Indonesia
Contents
Island Groups
Borneo, Java, Lesser Sunda Islands, Molucca Islands, Papua Sulawesi, and Sumatra
Indonesia is an archipelago of 17,508 islands. [1]
Latitude/ Longitude
5 degrees S and N, 120 degrees E and W. This location is near the equator so temperature rises and creates a hi pressure zone. [2]
Elevation Range
Lowest- Indian Ocean, 0 meters
Highest- Puncak Jaya, 5,030 meters [3]
Large Bodies of Water
Oceans- Indian Ocean, Atlantic Ocean
Seas- Andaman Sea, South China Sea, Banda Sea, Timor Sea, Arafura Sea, Java Sea, Philippine Sea, Celebes Sea [4]
Major Topographic Features
Climate: Tropical; hot, humid, more moderate in highlands
Terrain: mostly coastal lowlands; larger islands have interior mountains [5]
Average Precipitation
| Rainfall | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Ann Total |
| Average | 13.7 in | 11.3 | 8.4 | 3.7 | 3 | 2.8 | 2 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 6.1 | 11.5 | 68.6 |
Average Temperatures
| Temps | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Ann |
| Max | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
| Min | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Climate Zone
Indonesia is in the Af, Am, Aw category.
Af: Tropical rain forest climate
Am:Tropical wet and dry or savanna climate
Aw: Tropical monsoon climate [9]
"References"
- ↑ The World Book Encyclopedia. Chicago: World Book, Inc., 2007. Print.
- ↑ http://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/id.html
- ↑ http://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/id.html
- ↑ http://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/id.html
- ↑ http://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/id.html
- ↑ http://www.weather.com/
- ↑ http://weather.uk.msn.com/cgi-bin/data.pl?ref=N03E098+1200+0002542G2
- ↑ http://weather.uk.msn.com/monthly_averages.aspx?wealocations=wc:IDXX0022
- ↑ http://www.meteorologyclimate.com/koppenclassification.htm
