Melayu Archipelago

Melayu Archipelago (Bahasa: Kepulauan Melayu) is a subregion of Oceania, consisting of the regions that are geographically west of Australia, southwest of Indonesia, south of India and east of Africa. Melayu Archipelago is wholly surrounded by Indian Ocean. The region is the only part of Oceania that lies to the west of Australia. Geographically, Melayu Archipelago consists of two geographic region which divided by Madya Sea:


 * 1) Eastern Melayu Archipelago, comprising Libonesia Islands Group, Quadana Islands Group and its surrounding islands.
 * 2) Western Melayu Archipelago, comprising Melayu Mainland, Palm Islands Group, Ziwana-Adila Islands Group and its surrounding islands.

The region lies near the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic and volcanic activities. The Libonesian Plate is the largest plate on the region, featuring all Eastern Melayu Archipelago. The western part is a converge of several plates where their interaction creates Malaya Mountain Range in the south central of Melayu Mainland. The northern area is very closed to Ninety East Sumatra Orogeny which historically produce numerous large earthquake.

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 * Eraman – nasi lemak and ambuyat