Borneo is the world's third largest island located in the northern island of Java and west of the island of Sulawesi. Borneo island is divided into regions:
1. Brunei
2. Indonesia (two thirds) and
3. Malaysia (third).
The island of Borneo known by the nickname "Island of Thousand Rivers" because of its many rivers on the island.
Borneo Island is located on the north island of Java, east of the Straits of Melaka, west of the island of Sulawesi and the southern Philippines. Vast island of Borneo is 743,330 km ².
Borneo island is surrounded by the South China Sea in the west and north-west, the Sulu Sea in the north-east, the Celebes Sea and Makassar Strait in the east and the Java Sea and the Strait of Karimata in the south.
The longest rivers are the Kapuas River in Borneo (1143 km) in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, the Barito River (880 miles) in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, Mahakam River (980 km) in East Kalimantan, Indonesia
Kalimantan region of Indonesia is divided into four provinces based on the order of its formation:
1. South Kalimantan, with capital of Banjarmasin
2. West Kalimantan capital of Pontianak with
3. East Kalimantan capital of Samarinda with
4. Central Kalimantan, with capital of Palangkaraya
1. Brunei
2. Indonesia (two thirds) and
3. Malaysia (third).
The island of Borneo known by the nickname "Island of Thousand Rivers" because of its many rivers on the island.
Borneo Island is located on the north island of Java, east of the Straits of Melaka, west of the island of Sulawesi and the southern Philippines. Vast island of Borneo is 743,330 km ².
Borneo island is surrounded by the South China Sea in the west and north-west, the Sulu Sea in the north-east, the Celebes Sea and Makassar Strait in the east and the Java Sea and the Strait of Karimata in the south.
The longest rivers are the Kapuas River in Borneo (1143 km) in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, the Barito River (880 miles) in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, Mahakam River (980 km) in East Kalimantan, Indonesia
Kalimantan region of Indonesia is divided into four provinces based on the order of its formation:
1. South Kalimantan, with capital of Banjarmasin
2. West Kalimantan capital of Pontianak with
3. East Kalimantan capital of Samarinda with
4. Central Kalimantan, with capital of Palangkaraya
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