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The Borneo rainforest is estimated to be around 140 million years old, making it one of the oldest rainforests in the world.

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Borneo

Indonesia/Malaysia/Brunei

Area
748,168 km²
Location
Indonesia/Malaysia/Brunei
3rd largest island in the world

Borneo is the third-largest island in the world, with an area of 748,168 km2 (288,869 sq mi), and population of 23,053,723. Situated at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, it is one of the Greater Sunda Islands, located north of Java, west of Sulawesi, and east of Sumatra.

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In November 2018, scientists reported the discovery of the oldest known figurative art painting, over 40,000 years old, in a cave on Borneo.

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Borneo

Indonesia/Malaysia/Brunei

Area
748,168 km²
Location
Indonesia/Malaysia/Brunei
3rd largest island in the world

Borneo is the third-largest island in the world, with an area of 748,168 km2 (288,869 sq mi), and population of 23,053,723. Situated at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, it is one of the Greater Sunda Islands, located north of Java, west of Sulawesi, and east of Sumatra.

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Borneo is the third-largest island in the world, with an area of 743,330 square kilometres (287,000 sq mi).

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Borneo

Indonesia/Malaysia/Brunei

Area
748,168 km²
Location
Indonesia/Malaysia/Brunei
3rd largest island in the world

Borneo is the third-largest island in the world, with an area of 748,168 km2 (288,869 sq mi), and population of 23,053,723. Situated at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, it is one of the Greater Sunda Islands, located north of Java, west of Sulawesi, and east of Sumatra.

From the “Geography” section

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Photo: M. Adiputra · CC BY-SA 3.0

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The largest river system in Borneo is the Kapuas River, which is 1,143 km (710 mi) long.

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Borneo

Indonesia/Malaysia/Brunei

Area
748,168 km²
Location
Indonesia/Malaysia/Brunei
3rd largest island in the world

Borneo is the third-largest island in the world, with an area of 748,168 km2 (288,869 sq mi), and population of 23,053,723. Situated at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, it is one of the Greater Sunda Islands, located north of Java, west of Sulawesi, and east of Sumatra.

From the “Geography” section

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Photo: M. Adiputra · CC BY-SA 3.0

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The term Borneo may derive from the Sanskrit word váruṇa, meaning either 'water' or Varuna, the Hindu god of rain and oceans.

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Borneo

Indonesia/Malaysia/Brunei

Area
748,168 km²
Location
Indonesia/Malaysia/Brunei
3rd largest island in the world

Borneo is the third-largest island in the world, with an area of 748,168 km2 (288,869 sq mi), and population of 23,053,723. Situated at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, it is one of the Greater Sunda Islands, located north of Java, west of Sulawesi, and east of Sumatra.

From the “Etymology” section

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