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Indonesia
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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]
- ↑ 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
