Malaysia Collection- Geography
Aerial photo of Borneo lowland rainforests with logging roads, Sarawak. @ C.Michael Hogan
Published: May 25, 2010, 12:00 am
Updated: October 20, 2011, 4:55 pm
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Cutler J. ClevelandOverview
The country of Malaysia is divided into two disparate landmasses: (a) Peninsular Malaysia attached to the mainland of Asia; and (b) Malaysian Borneo, located on the northern part of the Island of Borneo. Borneo, in turn, is shared in ownership by Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei.
Malaysia has a climate governed by its equatorial location, the existence of an extensive tropical coastline and the seasonal presence of monsoonal events. As a result there are persistent high temperatures and humidity along with ample rainfall to nourish the copious rivers and rainforest expanses.
Climate
Terrestrial Features
Ecoregions
Coastal and Marine Features
Biogeography
National Parks
Human Geography
Demography and economics
The states and Federal Territories of Malaysia can be broadly divided into Peninsular Malaysia and Malaysian Borneo, which is also termed East Malaysia.
Peninsular Malaysia
Malaysian Borneo
Malaysia Collection
Development of the Malaysia Collection is currently spearheaded by Mark McGinley, an Associate Professor at Texas Tech University who is a Board member of the Environmental Information Coalition and an Associate Editor or the EoE. He was in Malaysia as a Fulbright Visiting Scholar at the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur from June 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011. Scientists who are interested in contributing to the Malaysia Collection should contact Mark McGinley (mark.mcginley@ttu.edu). Other elements of the Malaysia Collection to be visited are:
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Mark McGinley, C Michael Hogan (Lead Author);Cutler J. Cleveland (Topic Editor) "Malaysia Collection- Geography". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth May 25, 2010; Last revised Date October 20, 2011; Retrieved May 25, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Malaysia_Collection-_Geography>
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Mark McGinley is an Associate Professor in the Honors College and Department of Biological Sciences at Texas Tech University. He has conducted research in the evolutionary, behavioral, and community ecology of animals and plants. Dr. McGinley’s recent scholarly interests focus on educating the general public about scientific (particularly environmental) issues. He is currently working closely with students in an interdisciplinary degree program, Natural History and Humanities, which combine ... (Full Bio)
Standing within a gentoo penguin colony on King George Island, Antarctica, Dr. C. Michael Hogan served a term as Editor in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Earth which ended in 2012. In addition to authoring a number of papers for the Encyclopedia of Earth, he is a physicist who has published over 1220 peer reviewed articles in other journals and government monographs in the fields of molecular biology, quantum spinwaves, atmospheric physics, biogeochemistry, hydrological modeling, species populat ... (Full Bio)
Overview
The country of Malaysia is divided into two disparate landmasses: (a) Peninsular Malaysia attached to the mainland of Asia; and (b) Malaysian Borneo, located on the northern part of the Island of Borneo. Borneo, in turn, is shared in ownership by Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei.
Malaysia has a climate governed by its equatorial location, the existence of an extensive tropical coastline and the seasonal presence of monsoonal events. As a result there are persistent high temperatures and humidity along with ample rainfall to nourish the copious rivers and rainforest expanses.
Climate
Terrestrial Features
Ecoregions
Coastal and Marine Features
Biogeography
National Parks
Human Geography
Demography and economics
The states and Federal Territories of Malaysia can be broadly divided into Peninsular Malaysia and Malaysian Borneo, which is also termed East Malaysia.
Peninsular Malaysia
Malaysian Borneo
Malaysia Collection
Development of the Malaysia Collection is currently spearheaded by Mark McGinley, an Associate Professor at Texas Tech University who is a Board member of the Environmental Information Coalition and an Associate Editor or the EoE. He was in Malaysia as a Fulbright Visiting Scholar at the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur from June 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011. Scientists who are interested in contributing to the Malaysia Collection should contact Mark McGinley (mark.mcginley@ttu.edu). Other elements of the Malaysia Collection to be visited are:
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