Insulindia

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Insulindia is a historical and geographical term referring to the Malay Archipelago, the vast group of islands in Southeast Asia between the Asian mainland and Australia.

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Insulindia canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region
historical geographic region
borderedBy Celebes Sea
Indian Ocean
Java Sea
Pacific Ocean
Philippine Sea
South China Sea
characterizedBy high biodiversity
maritime trade routes
tropical climate
composedOf islands
culturallyInfluencedBy China
European colonial powers
Indian subcontinent
linked to: South Asia

Islamic world
etymologyFrom "India"
linked to: India

Latin "insula"
hasPart Andaman Islands
Borneo
Brunei
linked to: Malesia

East Timor
linked to: Timor-Leste

Indonesia
Java
Lesser Sunda Islands
Luzon
Malaysia
Mindanao
Moluccas
linked to: Maluku Islands

New Guinea
Nicobar Islands
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Singapore
Sulawesi
linked to: Celebes

Sumatra
historicallyUsedBy Dutch colonial administrators
European geographers
Portuguese writers
knownFor diverse cultures
diverse languages
volcanic activity
locatedBetween Asian mainland
Australia
locatedIn Southeast Asia
overlapsWith Austronesian world
Maritime Southeast Asia
refersTo Malay Archipelago

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Malay Archipelago alsoKnownAs Insulindia