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 four geographic subregion:


 * 1) Eastern Melayu, includes Libonesia, Marigred, North Quadana and Tanah Jaya.
 * 2) Central Melayu, includes Belfitz, Eraman, Kencana, New Zanga, Pemecutan, island part of Samudera Darussalam, Sharktail and Southern Palm Islands.
 * 3) Melayu Mainland, includes Acastanha, Bachok, Havynwilde, Kayangan, Lang Tengah, mainland Samudera Darussalam, Springmont and Tulsk.
 * 4) Western Melayu, include Ziwana and the Marakouan Islands.

The region lies near the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic and volcanic activities. The Eastern Malaya Plate is the largest plate on the region, featuring all Eastern Melayu Subregion. 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.

Favorite or national dishes



 * Eraman – nasi lemak and ambuyat