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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]
Average Precipitation
| Rainfall | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Ann Total |
| Average | 137.5 mm | 85.4 | 104.1 | 146.1 | 181 | 137.1 | 146.9 | 184.5 | 222.3 | 272.2 | 244.3 | 203.5 | 2068.6 |
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 |
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