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Malay Archipelago

Range Type	Archipelago
Highest Point	Kinabalu (4095 m/13,435 ft)
Countries	Indonesia (87%), Malaysia (12%), East Timor (1%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	1,702,466 sq km / 657,323 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	2,041 km / 1,268 mi North-South 4,430 km / 2,753 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	1° 25' N; 114° 3' E
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Malay Archipelago
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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.	Pre-eruption Gunung Tambora	4300	14,108	Nusa Tengarra
2.	Kinabalu	4095	13,435	Borneo
3.	Gunung Kerinci	3805	12,484	Sumatra
4.	Gunung Rinjani	3726	12,224	Nusa Tengarra
5.	Gunung Semeru	3676	12,060	Java
6.	Gunung Rantemario	3478	11,411	Sulawesi
7.	Leuser	3466	11,371	Sumatra
8.	Gunung Slamet	3428	11,247	Java
9.	Sumbing	3371	11,060	Java
10.	Arjuno	3339	10,955	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	4095	13,435	Borneo
2.	Gunung Kerinci	3805	12,484	Sumatra
3.	Gunung Rinjani	3726	12,224	Nusa Tengarra
4.	Gunung Semeru	3676	12,060	Java
5.	Gunung Rantemario	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 (1996-07-19).	Gunung Semeru Volcanoes Gunung Bromo (left, flat big crater) and Gunung Batok (right) seen at sunrise from the north. In the background Gunung Semeru (2011-12-23). Photo by Johannes Lö. Click here for larger-size photo.
Leuser The view from Loser summit towards distant ridges (2014-05-15). Photo by Mykhailo Pavliuk . Click here for larger-size photo.	Arjuno Matt, Ben, our guide Sam, and Leslie on the summit of Mt. Arjuno (2012-10-17). Photo by Matthew Nelson. Click here for larger-size photo.
Gunung Raung Looking southwest across the crater to Raung high point (2018-10-14). Photo by Richard Carey. Click here for larger-size photo.	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 (1993-10-06).
Merapi Looking south at Merapi from the slopes of Merbabu (2018-10-08). Photo by Richard Carey. Click here for larger-size photo.	Gunung Batok Volcanoes Gunung Bromo (left, flat big crater) and Gunung Batok (right) seen at sunrise from the north. In the background Gunung Semeru (2011-12-23). Photo by Johannes Lö. Click here for larger-size photo.
Gunung Bromo-Crater Rim Summit Volcanoes Gunung Bromo (left, flat big crater) and Gunung Batok (right) seen at sunrise from the north. In the background Gunung Semeru (2011-12-23). Photo by Johannes Lö. Click here for larger-size photo.

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