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Malay Peninsula. / 7.000°N 100.000°E / 7.000; 100.000. The Malay Peninsula [a] is a peninsula in Mainland Southeast Asia. The landmass runs approximately north–south, and at its terminus, it is the southernmost point of the Asian continental mainland. The area contains Peninsular Malaysia, Southern Thailand, and the southernmost tip ...
2017: 2018 Subang Temple riot: 2018: ... They date back 1.83 million years, ... The Malay Peninsula was shown on Ptolemy's map as the Golden Chersonese.
6 November 2017 — Tropical Depression 29W meandered over the Malay Peninsula and brought unusually heavy rains which killed 7 people. 20 November 2018 — Tropical Depression Toraji made landfall over the Malay Peninsula before dissipating.
Malay Peninsula. Malay Peninsula, in Southeast Asia, a long, narrow appendix of the mainland extending south for a distance of about 700 miles (1,127 km) through the Isthmus of Kra to Cape Piai, the southernmost point of the Asian continent; its maximum width is 200 miles (322 km), and it covers roughly 70,000 square miles (181,300 square km).
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Jun 11, 2018 · Places. Asia. Malaysia and Singapore Political Geography. Malay Peninsula. views 2,152,055 updated Jun 11 2018. Malay Peninsula Promontory of se Asia, stretching for c. 1100km (700mi) between the Strait of Malacca and the South China Sea.
May 10, 2018 · Malaysia profile - Timeline. A chronology of key events: 14th century - Conversion of Malays to Islam begins. 1826 - British settlements of Malacca, Penang and Singapore combine to form the Colony ...
Malay Archipelago, Largest group of islands in the world, located off the southeastern coast of Asia between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of the more than 13,000 islands of Indonesia and some 7,000 islands of the Philippines. Formerly called the East Indies, the archipelago extends along the Equator for more than 3,800 mi (6,100 km).
