Malay Peninsula

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geographical region peninsula

The Malay Peninsula is a long, narrow landmass in Southeast Asia that separates the Andaman Sea from the South China Sea and encompasses parts of modern-day Malaysia, Thailand, and Singapore.

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Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical region → peninsula →
approximateLength	about 1200 kilometers →
biome	tropical rainforest →
bordersBodyOfWater	Andaman Sea → South China Sea → Strait of Malacca →
climate	tropical monsoon climate → tropical rainforest climate →
containsCity	George Town → Hat Yai → Johor Bahru → Kuala Lumpur → Singapore →
containsRegion	Peninsular Malaysia → Southern Thailand →
continent	Asia →
countryOnTerritory	Malaysia → Singapore → Thailand →
hasEthnicGroup	Chinese → Indians → Malays → Thai →
highestPoint	Mount Tahan →
historicalRegion	Malaya → Patani →
locatedIn	Southeast Asia →
majorLanguage	English → Malay → Thai →
majorReligion	Buddhism → Christianity → Hinduism → Islam →
mountainRange	Tenasserim Hills → Titiwangsa Mountains →
notableStraitNearby	Strait of Johor → Strait of Malacca →
orientation	north–south →
partOf	Mainland Southeast Asia → Malay Archipelago → Sundaland →
separates	Andaman Sea → South China Sea →
strategicFeature	connectsMainlandSoutheastAsiaToMalayArchipelago → major maritime trade route →
wasPartOf	Ayutthaya Kingdom → British Malaya → Malacca Sultanate → Srivijaya Empire →

Referenced by (63)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
British Malaya → Johor ("Peninsular Malaysia") → Johor Bahru ("Peninsular Malaysia") → Kuala Lumpur ("Peninsular Malaysia") → Malacca → Malacca Sultanate → Negeri Sembilan ("Peninsular Malaysia") → Negeri Sembilan ("western Peninsular Malaysia") → Pahang ("Peninsular Malaysia") → Perak → Selangor ("Peninsular Malaysia") → Straits Settlements ("Malay Peninsula region") → Terengganu ("Peninsular Malaysia") → Unfederated Malay States →	locatedIn
Federation of Malaya → Kedah → Kelantan → Southern Thailand →	locatedOn
Battle of Malaya → Borneo Confrontation → Japanese occupation of Malaya → Perlis ("northern Malay Peninsula") →	location
Perak ("Peninsular Malaysia") → Perlis → Perlis ("Peninsular Malaysia") → Straits of Johor ("Malay Peninsula region") →	partOf
Kelantan ("Northeastern Peninsular Malaysia") → Malacca ("Peninsular Malaysia") → Penang ("Peninsular Malaysia") →	locatedInRegion
Malay peoples → Nepenthaceae → Sumatran rhinoceros ("Peninsular Malaysia (historically)") →	nativeTo
Johor Sultanate → Johor Sultanate ("Southern Malay Peninsula") → Malaysia →	region
Indochinese Peninsula ("Peninsular Malaysia") → Malay world →	hasPart
Majapahit Empire → Srivijaya Empire →	influencedRegion
Strait of Malacca → Straits of Johor ("Peninsular Malaysia") →	separates
Malaysia Time ("Peninsular Malaysia") →	appliesToRegion
Zapin dance →	associatedWithRegion
Tenasserim ("Andaman Sea coast") →	coastType
Indian Malaysians ("Peninsular Malaysia") →	concentratedIn
Southeast Asia →	contains
Malaysia ("Peninsular Malaysia") →	containsAdministrativeDivision
Bugis ("Malaya Peninsula") →	diasporaRegion
Tribhuwana Wijayatunggadewi →	expandedTerritory
Singhasari Kingdom →	expandedTo
Tenasserim →	extendsAlong
Greater North Borneo languages →	hasGeographicDistribution
Anti-British National Liberation War →	hasLocation
Malay ("Peninsular Malaysia") →	hasNativeSpeakersIn
Andaman Sea →	locatedBetween
Malayan National Liberation Army ("Malayan Peninsula") →	operationalArea
Ghazal Melayu →	originatesFrom
Sumatra →	separatedFrom
Southern Thailand ("Northern Malaysia") →	sharesBorderRegionWith
Pangkor Treaty of 1874 →	signedIn
Hayam Wuruk ("Malay Peninsula (influence)") →	territorialExtent
Sunda Plate →	underlies
Old Malay →	usedInRegion