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The land and sea area of the archipelago exceeds 2 million km 2. [1] The more than 25,000 islands of the archipelago consist of many smaller archipelagoes. [25] The major island groupings in the Indonesian Archipelago include the Maluku Islands, New Guinea, and the Sunda Islands. The Sunda Islands comprise two island groups: the Greater Sunda ...
The western terminus of the Malaysia–Philippines boundary as per 1930 treaty. Border rejoins the limits defined by 1898 treaty. Malaysia–Philippines boundary end and turning points according to the 1898 treaty 1 7° 40' 117° 0' This point is also the western terminus of the Malaysia–Philippines boundary as per 1930 treaty. 2 7° 40' 116° 0'
Andaman Island is a 760-acre (3.1 km 2) man-made islet off the northeastern coast of Penang Island in the Malaysian state of Penang. [1] [2] It is located 760 m (2,490 ft) off the shoreline of Penang Island and lies within the jurisdiction of George Town. The Meg and Arica, the first properties on Andaman Island, under construction c. 2024. [3]
Following the International Court of Justice decision on 23 May 2008 on the sovereignty of Pedra Branca which gave the island to Singapore, the new portion of the Malaysia-Singapore maritime border around the island will also need to be determined. The island lies 24 nautical miles (44 km) from the easternmost point of Singapore, and 7.7 ...
The islands are situated in the Sulu Sea at the south-western tip of the country, at the edge of the international treaty limits separating the Philippines and Malaysia. South Mangsee Island is the larger of the two islands but is tiny measuring just 23 square hectares. [9] With a population of nearly 9,000, mostly ethnic Sama Muslims, the ...
A joint communique by Malaysia and the Philippines dated 3 June 1966 also provided that both parties have agreed to abide by the Manila Accord for the peaceful settlement of the Philippine claim to North Borneo (now called "Sabah") by "[recognizing] the need of sitting together, as soon as possible, for the purpose of clarifying the claim and ...
The Philippines is an archipelago that comprises 7,641 islands, [8] and with a total land area of 300,000 square kilometers (115,831 sq mi), it is the world's fifth largest island country. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 9 ] The eleven largest islands contain 95% of the total land area.
Panay island is the sixth largest island in the Philippines by area, with a total land area of 12,011 km 2 (4,637 sq mi). [1] Mount Madja-as is the highest point in Panay with an elevation of 2,117 metres (6,946 ft) above sea level, [ 2 ] located in town of Culasi in the northern province of Antique.