Borneo

Summary

Borneo is an island^[1]. Borneo ranks in the top 0.12% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,825 views/month, #9 of 7,296).^[2]

Key Facts

• Borneo is in the country of Indonesia^[3].
• Borneo is in the country of Malaysia^[4].
• Borneo is in the country of Brunei^[5].
• Borneo is on the body of water Pacific Ocean^[6].
• Borneo is on the body of water Sulu Sea^[7].
• Borneo is on the body of water South China Sea^[8].
• Borneo is on the body of water Java Sea^[9].
• Borneo is on the body of water Celebes Sea^[10].
• Borneo is on the body of water Makassar Strait^[11].
• Borneo is on the continent of Asia^[12].
• Borneo's instance of is recorded as island^[13].
• Borneo is part of Malay Archipelago^[14].
• Borneo's Commons category is recorded as Borneo^[15].
• Borneo's highest point is recorded as Mount Kota Kinabalu^[16].
• Borneo's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -1, 'lon': 114}^[17].
• Borneo's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Southeast Asia^[18].
• Borneo's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Borneo^[19].
• Borneo has a population of {'amount': '+18590000'}^[20].
• Borneo's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia^[21].
• Borneo's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[22].
• Borneo's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[23].
• Borneo's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[24].
• Borneo's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng^[25].
• Borneo's described by source is recorded as History of Ming^[26].
• Borneo's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Indonesia^[3], a sovereign state^[28], in Indonesia^[29], founded in 1945^[30]; Malaysia^[4], a sovereign state^[31], in Malaysia^[32], founded in 1963^[33]; and Brunei^[5], a sovereign state^[34], in Brunei^[35], founded in 1984^[36]. Adjacent water bodies include Pacific Ocean^[6], an ocean^[37]; Sulu Sea^[7], a sea^[38], in Philippines^[39]; South China Sea^[8], a sea^[40], in Vietnam^[41]; Java Sea^[9], a sea^[42], in Indonesia^[43]; Celebes Sea^[10], a marginal sea^[44], in Indonesia^[45]; and Makassar Strait^[11], a strait^[46], in Indonesia^[47]. Borneo is on the continent of Asia^[12]. Borneo is part of Malay Archipelago^[14].

Physical Characteristics

Borneo covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+748168'}^[48]. Elevations include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+4095'}^[49] and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+113'}^[50]. Borneo's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+1366'}^[51]. Borneo has a population of {'amount': '+18590000'}^[20].

Designation and Status

Borneo's instance of is recorded as island^[13].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Borneo include Bold-striped Tit-Babbler^[52], a taxon^[53]; Pomatorhinus bornensis^[54], a taxon^[55]; Borneola^[56], a taxon^[57]; and Trigonopterus bornensis^[58], a taxon^[59].

Why It Matters

Borneo ranks in the top 0.12% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,825 views/month, #9 of 7,296).^[2] Borneo has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[60] Borneo is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[61]

Entities named for Borneo include Bold-striped Tit-Babbler^[52], a taxon^[53]; Pomatorhinus bornensis^[54], a taxon^[55]; Borneola^[56], a taxon^[57]; and Trigonopterus bornensis^[58], a taxon^[59].