Borneo, island in the extreme southwestern part of the Pacific Ocean. It is the third largest island in the world, surpassed in size by only Greenland and New Guinea. Borneo is situated southeast of the Malay Peninsula in the Greater Sunda Islands group of the Malay Archipelago.
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Borneo is the third largest non-continental island in the world (after Greenland and New Guinea). The island is located in Southeast Asia, straddling the equator. It's sparsely populated and famous for ancient rainforests filled with wildlife, including several primates and various rare and endangered species.
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Borneo is a natural wonderland. This huge island - which is divided between the countries of Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei - is a place of dreams for many wildlife lovers; an island where the call of gibbons is the morning alarm clock and orangutans still swing from tree to tree. Visiting the island for several weeks, and exploring coast to ...
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Straddling the equator and dominated by luxuriant rainforests, Borneo is the world’s third biggest island. Its territory is apportioned unevenly between the countries of Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia.
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Borneo is the world's third-largest island and the largest island of Asia. It is part of the Indonesian archipelago. Borneo is surrounded by the Java Sea to its south, the Celebes Sea on its east, and the South China Sea to its north. It has an area of 288,869 square miles (748,168 square kilometers).
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Borneo is the world’s third-largest island. Only Greenland and New Guinea are larger. Its land area is approximately 743,330 sq. km. The southern two thirds of the island is controlled by Indonesia and is known as Kalimantan, which translates as “diamond river”.
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It's a jungle out there! Borneo has some of the world's most wildlife-rich equatorial rainforests, incredible landscapes (above and below the waves) and rich indigenous culture.
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Filled with ancient mist-drenched rainforest and some of the world’s rarest wildlife, Borneo is a tropical paradise of breathtaking biodiversity, golden beaches and chromatic coral reefs. The sawing call of cicadas and rare tropical birds. Bornean orangutans swinging across primordial Danum Valley. Proboscis monkeys leaping from mangroves to water.
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Use this guide for planning your trip to Borneo. See travel essentials, where to stay, things to do, and ways to save money on your trip to Borneo.
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