Malay Archipelago

Range Type	Archipelago
Highest Point	Kinabalu (4101 m/13,455 ft)
Countries	Indonesia (87%), Malaysia (12%), East Timor (1%) (numbers are approxmiate percentage of range area)
Area	1,698,470 sq km / 655,780 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	2,031 km / 1,262 mi North-South 4,431 km / 2,753 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	1° 25' N; 114° 3' E
Map Links	MSN MapPoint Map
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Malay Archipelago.

Asia	Level 1 (Parent)
Central Siberia	Level 2 (Sibling)
Eastern Siberia	Level 2 (Sibling)
Baikal Area Ranges	Level 2 (Sibling)
Mongolia Ranges	Level 2 (Sibling)
East China	Level 2 (Sibling)
Korea-Amur Area	Level 2 (Sibling)
Japanese Archipelago	Level 2 (Sibling)
Southeast Asia	Level 2 (Sibling)
Malay Archipelago	Level 2
Borneo	Level 3 (Child)
Sulawesi	Level 3 (Child)
Moluccas	Level 3 (Child)
Sumatra	Level 3 (Child)
Java	Level 3 (Child)
Nusa Tengarra	Level 3 (Child)
Philippines	Level 2 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Malay Archipelago

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range3
1.	Kinabalu	4101	13,455	Borneo
2.	Gunung Kerinci	3805	12,484	Sumatra
3.	Gunung Rinjani	3726	12,224	Nusa Tengarra
4.	Gunung Semeru	3676	12,060	Java
5.	Bulu Rantekombola	3478	11,411	Sulawesi
6.	Gunung Leuser	3466	11,371	Sumatra
7.	Gunung Slamet	3428	11,247	Java
8.	Gunung Arjuna	3339	10,955	Java
9.	Gunung Raung	3332	10,932	Java
10.	Gunung Sumbing	3320	10,892	Java
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range3
1.	Kinabalu	4101	13,455	Borneo
2.	Gunung Kerinci	3805	12,484	Sumatra
3.	Gunung Rinjani	3726	12,224	Nusa Tengarra
4.	Gunung Semeru	3676	12,060	Java
5.	Bulu Rantekombola	3478	11,411	Sulawesi
6.	Gunung Binaiya	3027	9931	Moluccas

Photos of Peaks in the Malay Archipelago

Kinabalu: The rocky towers of Kinabalu tower over the jungles of Borneo in this view from the National Park headquarters.

Gunung Agung: A Balinese guide in front of the summit--he refused to go any further, not wanting to tread on the summit of a holy mountain.

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