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The Malaysia–Singapore border [a] is an international maritime border between the Southeast Asian countries of Malaysia, which lies to the north of the border, and Singapore to the south. The boundary is formed by straight lines between maritime geographical coordinates running along or near the deepest channel of the Straits of Johor .
Singapore has reclaimed land with earth obtained from its own hills, the seabed, and neighboring countries. As a result, Singapore's land area has grown from 581.5 km 2 in the 1960s to 725.7 km 2 today, and will increase slightly more due to the construction of sea polder and barrage to deal with the ever-rising sea level.
This turning point is located near the western end of the boundary determined by the 1995 Malaysia-Singapore border agreement Boundary between 21 and 22 determined by the 1995 Malaysia-Singapore border agreement Continental shelf border according to 1979 map, subject to negotiations with Indonesia and Singapore 22 1 17'.63 104 7'.5
Also included is the number of unique sovereign states [a] that a country or territory shares as neighbors. If the number is higher due to multiple dependencies or unrecognized states bordering the state, the larger number is shown in brackets. Footnotes are provided to provide clarity regarding the status of certain countries and territories.
Maritime Southeast Asia comprises the Southeast Asian countries of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and East Timor. [3]The terms Island Southeast Asia and Insular Southeast Asia are sometimes given the same meaning as Maritime Southeast Asia.
The Singapore Strait, as seen from East Coast Park The Singapore Strait, as seen from Marina Bay Sands. The Singapore Strait is a 113 km-long (70 mi), 19 km-wide (12 mi) [2] strait between the Strait of Malacca in the west and the South China Sea in the east. Singapore is on the north of the channel, and the Indonesian Riau Islands are on the ...
The second number is the total number of distinct countries or territories that the country or territory borders. In this instance, if the country or territory shares two or more maritime boundaries with the same country or territory and the boundaries are unconnected, the boundaries are only counted once.
Distinct Land Borders: Refers to the number of separate geographic boundaries a country shares with its neighbors. A single country may have multiple distinct land borders with the same neighbour (e.g., due to enclaves, exclaves, or disconnected regions). Distinct Land Neighbours: Refers to the number of unique countries a nation borders via land.