Malaysia Collection- Geography
Contents
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
- Forests of Borneo
- Rivers of Malaysia
- Lakes of Malaysia
- Mountains of Malaysia
- Malaysia Forests, Grasslands and Drylands Factsheet
Ecoregions
- Ecoregions of Malaysia
- Borneo peat swamp forests
- Borneo lowland rainforests
- Borneo montane rainforests
- Kinabalu montane alpine meadows
- Sundaland heath forests
- Sunda Shelf mangroves
- Peninsular Malaysia peat swamp forests
- Peninsular Malaysia montane rainforests
- Peninsular Malaysia lowland rainforests
Coastal and Marine Features
- Malaysia - Coastal and Marine Ecosystem Factsheet (WRI)
- South China Sea
- Sulu Sea
- Celebes Sea
- South China Sea Large Marine Ecosystem
- Sulu-Celebes Sea Large Marine Ecosystem
Biogeography
National Parks
- Bako National Park
- Mount Kinabalu National Park
- Gunung Mulu National Park
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
- Johor
- Pahang
Malaysian Borneo
- Sabah
- Sarawak
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:
