Indonesia

• العربية • Asturianu • Azərbaycanca • বাংলা • Български • Català • Čeština • Español • Euskara • فارسی • Français • 한국어 • Hrvatski • Bahasa Indonesia • Italiano • Jawa • ქართული • Lietuvių • Bahasa Melayu • Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча • ភាសាខ្មែរ • Polski • Português • Română • Русский • Shqip • Suomi • Українська • Tiếng Việt • 中文 Geography of the country of Indonesia Geography of Indonesia Continent Region Coordinates 5°00′00″S 120°00′00″E / 5.000°S 120.000°E / -5.000; 120.000 Area •Total 1,919,440 2 (741,100sqmi) •Land 23.62% •Water 76.38% Coastline 54,720km (34,000mi) Borders Highest point 4,884m (16,024ft) Lowest point Sea level 0m (0ft) Longest river 1,143km (710mi) Largest lake 1,130km 2 (436sqmi) Climate Mostly Af), Southeastern part is predominantly Aw), while some parts of Am) Terrain Plain in most part of Natural resources Arable land, coal, petroleum, natural gas, timber, copper, lead, phosphates, uranium, bauxite, gold, iron, mercury, nickel, silver Natural hazards Tsunamis; volcanoes; earthquake activity except in central part; tropical cyclones along the Environmental issues Severe Exclusive economic zone 6,159,032km 2 (2,378,016sqmi) Overview [ ] Main articles: Indonesia is an archipelagic country extending about 5,120 kilometres (3,181mi) from east to west and 1,760 kilometres (1,094mi) from north to south. Indonesia has total land area of 1,904,569 square kilometres (735,358sqmi), Including 93,000 square kilometres (35,908sqmi) of inland seas ( 2. The government...

Mt. Bromo on the Indonesian island of Java is a popular volcano to climb © anuchit kamsongmueang / Getty Images Climb volcanoes in Java A third of the world’s active volcanoes are on Indonesian soil. On At either extreme of the island you find the equally dramatic Krakatau (accessible by boat from the West Javanese coast) and 2799m-high (9183ft) Gunung Ijen with its ghostly rivers of blue fire, caused by burning sulfur. For those who are less fit (or with limited mobility) Tangkuban Perahu volcanic crater, at 2084m (6837ft), is accessible by vehicle from It is best to stay overnight in the village of Moni where there are several homestays and hotels (as well as a lovely hot spring) so that you are on the spot to visit the crater lakes around dawn before the mountain mists descend. Dive the Coral Triangle There are an estimated 750 species of coral in Indonesian waters (the entire Caribbean has just 70). With much of the richest section of the Coral Triangle – the world’s greatest center for marine biodiversity – lying in Indonesian waters it is not surprising that the area is top of the wish list for any diver worth his or her salt. Head to Bali's Wild West to escape the crowd at low-key surf towns like Medewi © Wonderful Nature / Shutterstock Break away from the crowds in Bali’s Wild West Anyone who thinks that Bali is overrun with tourists and over-developed need only take the drive out beyond This low-key little surf town is set in the middle of twenty kilometers of des...

• • • • • Covering an area of 1,904,569 sq. km, and strategically positioned between the Pacific and Indian Oceans, Indonesia comprises over 17,504 islands and is by far the largest and the most varied archipelago on Earth. Of these islands, the larger islands of Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan (which comprises two-thirds of the island of Borneo), Sulawesi, and Irian Jaya are quite mountainous, with some peaks reaching 12,000 ft. These mountains on the major Indonesian Islands are densely forested and volcanic in origin. The mountains with the highest elevations ( over 16,000 ft) are found on Irian Jaya in the east. Located in the Papua province and as a part of the Sudirman mountain range is Puncak Jaya – the highest point in Indonesia. At an elevation of 16,502 ft. (5,030 m) Puncak Jaya is also the world’s highest island peak and the Southwestern Pacific’s tallest mountain. The lowest point is the Indian Ocean (0m). Indonesia's former tallest peak, Mount Tambora (8,930 ft, 2,722 m), is an active stratovolcano whose 1815 eruption was the largest ever in recorded history - killing nearly 71,000 people. The explosion alone was heard as far west as Sumatra island, some 1,200 miles (2,000 km) away, and ashfalls were recorded on the islands of Borneo, Sulawesi, Java, and Maluku. In addition to the mountainous landscape, much of the islands as observed on the map, are covered in thick tropical rainforests that give way to coastal plains. The significant rivers of Indonesia include th...

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