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Administrative map of Borneo (Indonesian)
island

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

Borneo
Indonesia/Malaysia/Brunei
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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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