Indonesian archipelago

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archipelago geographical region

The Indonesian archipelago is a vast chain of thousands of islands in Southeast Asia, stretching between the Indian and Pacific Oceans and forming the core territory of the nation of Indonesia.

Aliases (4)

Statements (78)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archipelago → geographical region →
biodiversityLevel	megadiverse region →
borderedBy	Malaysia → Papua New Guinea → Timor-Leste →
capitalCityLocatedOn	Jakarta on Java →
climate	tropical →
country	Indonesia →
economicActivity	agriculture → fishing → maritime trade →
hasFeature	ring of fire → volcanic arcs →
hasMajorIsland	Alor → Ambon → Bali → Baliem Valley region of New Guinea → Bangka → Belitung → Borneo → Flores → Halmahera → Java → Lombok → Madura → New Guinea → Nias → Riau Islands → Seram → Sulawesi → Sumatra → Sumba → Sumbawa → Ternate → Tidore → Timor →
hasSea	Arafura Sea → Banda Sea → Celebes Sea → Flores Sea → Java Sea → Molucca Sea → Savunese waters → Timor Sea →
hasStrait	Lombok Strait → Makassar Strait → Malacca Strait → Sunda Strait →
hasSubregion	Anambas Islands → Bangka Belitung Islands → Greater Sunda Islands → Kalimantan region of Borneo → Kepulauan Seribu → Lesser Sunda Islands → Maluku Islands → Natuna Islands → Riau Archipelago → Western New Guinea →
historicalRole	key part of the historical Spice Islands trade →
languageFamilyDominant	Austronesian languages →
locatedBetween	Indian Ocean → Pacific Ocean →
locatedIn	Southeast Asia →
near	Australia → Philippines → Singapore →
officialLanguage	Indonesian →
partOf	Malay Archipelago → Maritime Southeast Asia →
religionMajor	Islam →
religionPresent	Buddhism → Christianity → Hinduism → indigenous belief systems →
sovereignState	Republic of Indonesia →
tectonicSetting	convergence of Eurasian Plate and Indo-Australian Plate → interaction with Pacific Plate →

Referenced by (26)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Java Sea ("East Indian Archipelago seas") → Kahuripan → Karimata Strait → Madura → Makassar Strait → Maluku Islands →	partOf
Brawijaya V ("Nusantara") → Java → Wallace Line →	locatedIn
Gulf of Boni ("Indonesian Archipelago") → Kendari ("Indonesian Archipelago") → Palu ("Indonesian Archipelago") →	locatedInArchipelago
Jayabaya ("Nusantara") → Madura ("Greater Madura archipelago") → Surya Majapahit ("Nusantara") →	region
Gajah Mada ("Nusantara") → Gajah Mada →	placeOfActivity
Gajah Mada’s Palapa oath →	associatedWithRegion
Maritime Southeast Asia ("Indonesian Archipelago") →	hasMajorArchipelago
Balikpapan ("Nusantara") →	hasNearbyPlannedCapital
Bali Sea ("Indonesian Archipelago") →	isInArchipelago
Gajah Mada’s Palapa oath ("Nusantara") →	mentionsRegion
Indonesian Army →	operatesIn
Malay world →	overlapsWith
Tribhuwana Wijayatunggadewi ("Nusantara") →	realm
Nagarakretagama ("Nusantara") →	regionDescribed