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Borneo (/ ˈ b ɔːr n i oʊ /; also known as Kalimantan in the Indonesian language) is the third-largest island in the world, with an area of 748,168 km 2 (288,869 sq mi), and population of 23,053,723 (2020 national censuses).
Borneo has own a wide variety of bird species. The geological history of Borneo is a major factor: long isolation of the island, broken during the last Ice age, when Borneo was connected to the continent of Asia, led to a combination of Asian and native species. There are about 420 species of birds and 37 are endemic to Borneo [4] [5]
The Borneo Cultures Museum (Malay: Muzium Budaya Borneo) is a museum located in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. It is the largest museum in Malaysia and the second largest in Southeast Asia. The museum displays artifacts relating to the history and cultural heritage of Sarawak’s local people, as well as others on Borneo island. [3]
East Malaysia (Malay: Malaysia Timur), or the Borneo States, [1] also known as Malaysian Borneo, is the part of Malaysia on and near the island of Borneo, the world's third-largest island. East Malaysia comprises the states of Sabah , Sarawak , and the Federal Territory of Labuan .
The Borneo lowland rain forests is an ecoregion, within the tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests biome, of the large island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. [1] It supports approximately 15,000 plant species, 380 bird species and several mammal species.
Peat swamp forests occur where waterlogged soils prevent dead leaves and wood from fully decomposing, which over time creates thick layer of acidic peat.The peat swamp forests on Borneo occur in the Indonesian state of Kalimantan, the Malaysian state of Sarawak and in the Belait District of Brunei on coastal lowlands, built up behind the brackish mangrove forests and bounded by the Borneo ...
Borneo - the island contains Brunei, and has territories of Malaysia and Indonesia. The Indonesian portion of the island is included in the Category:Kalimantan.
Brunei, [b] officially Brunei Darussalam, [c] [d] is a country in Southeast Asia, situated on the northern coast of the island of Borneo.Apart from its coastline on the South China Sea, it is completely surrounded by the Malaysian state of Sarawak, with its territory bifurcated by the Sarawak district of Limbang.