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fiogf49gjkf0d MALAYSIA IS SITUATED IN THE CENTRAL PART OF SOUTHEAST ASIA.
TO THE NORTH OF MALAYSIA ARE BURMA, THAILAND, LAOS,
KAMPUCHEA AND VIET NAM, TO THE SOUTH ARE SINGAPORE AND
INDONESIA, TO THE EAST ARE THE ISLANDS OF THE PHILIPPINES.
THE LAND MASS OF MALAYSIA IS MADE UP OF TWO PARTS, THE
MALAY PENINSULA AND THE STATES OF SABAH AND SARAWAK ON THE
ISLAND OF BORNEO.
WESTERN MALAYSIA IS A MOUNTAINOUS REGION AND RISES TO 150M
ABOVE SEA LEVEL. IT CONSISTS OF SEVERAL MOUNTAIN RANGES
RUNNING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. THE MAIN RANGE AT APPROXIMATELY
500KM LONG DOMINATES THIS AREA, WITH HEIGHTS REACHING OVER
2100M. COASTAL LOWLANDS, SWAMPS AND FORESTS BORDER THESE
MOUNTAINS.
EASTERN MALAYSIA IS MAINLY A COASTAL REGION, WHICH RISES
TOWARDS A HILL AND VALLEY REGION. HERE ELEVATIONS AVERAGE
750M, WITH A MOUNTAIN CORE REACHING BETWEEN 1200M AND
2100M. IN THE EXTREME NORTHEAST MOUNT KINABULU IS THE
HIGHEST PEAK IN THE COUNTRY AT 4033M.
WESTERN MALAYSIA'S MAIN RIVER IS THE SUNGAI PAHANG, FLOWING
FOR APPROXIMATELY 450KM. EASTERN MALAYSIA'S MOST IMPORTANT
RIVERS ARE THE KINABATANGAN AND THE RAJANG.
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