Earth Science 7 - Indonesia 8

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Earth Science 7-Regions

Indonesia

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 [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]


Earth Science 7 - Indonesia Resources
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