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The 50 largest islands have a combined area of around 321,000 square kilometers (124,000 sq mi) and a combined population of about 100.9 million (2015); thus they contain about 99% of the Philippines' total land area and total population (2015). Combined population of Luzon and Mindanao accounts for 80% of total population of the Philippines.
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 ...
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]
This is a list of islands of Malaysia. According to the Department of Survey and Mapping, Malaysia, there are 879 islands in the country. The state of Sabah has the most islands with 395 islands within its waters. [1] Apart from that, Malaysia also has 510 offshore geographical features which include rocks, sandbanks and ridges. [2]
Mapun is an island municipality in the Sulu Sea [7] on the south-western extreme of the Philippines, located very close to Sabah, Malaysia as well as to Palawan. The people inhabiting the island are known as Jama Mapun or "people of Mapun". Their local language is Pullun Mapun, which means "Mapun language".
The coastline comprises two distinct parts of Malaysia. The Peninsular Malaysia's coastline to the west is 2,068 km (1,285 mi) and East Malaysia's coastline is 2,607 km (1,620 mi). They are separated by the South China Sea. The total land area, including inland bodies of water, of Malaysia is 330,803 km 2 (127,724 sq mi).
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'
The island is at the very edge of the international treaty limits separating the Philippines from Malaysia. Taganak contains about 116 hectares (290 acres) with the highest point at 148 metres (486 ft). [2] The island is about one mile in length. [3]