An island of the western Pacific Ocean in the Malay Archipelago between the Sulu and Java seas southwest of the Philippines. It is the third-largest island in the world. The sultanate of Brunei is on the northwest coast; the rest of the island is divided between Indonesia and Malaysia.
Borneo is the third largest island in the world after Greenland and New Guinea. The Malaysian states located on Borneo are separated in Sarawak with a size of 123 520 square km and Sabah with 75 230 square km at the North Coast with the sultanate Brunei wedged in between these two Malaysian provinces. The southern two thirds of Borneo are called Kalimantan and belong to Indonesia. Famous for its richness in plant and animal species, Borneo is a centre of biodiversity in tropical Asia. Floristically, the tropical rainforests in Borneo are the richest of all major plant communities on earth. As a result of a Stocktaking in 1995, about 60% of Sabah and 70% of Sarawak are still covered with tropical rainforest that applies as one of the oldest in the world. Borneo is home to many endangered animal species, such as Proboscis monkeys, Orang Utans, the Sumatran Rhinoceros, Elephants, clouded leopards and so on. In the National Parks still the visitor will have a chance to see these fascinating creatures in their natural habitat.
Borneo is the third largest island in the world after Greenland and New Guinea. The Malaysian states located on Borneo are separated in Sarawak with a size of 123 520 square km and Sabah with 75 230 square km at the North Coast with the sultanate Brunei wedged in between these two Malaysian provinces. The southern two thirds of Borneo are called Kalimantan and belong to Indonesia. Famous for its richness in plant and animal species, Borneo is a centre of biodiversity in tropical Asia. Floristically, the tropical rainforests in Borneo are the richest of all major plant communities on earth. As a result of a Stocktaking in 1995, about 60% of Sabah and 70% of Sarawak are still covered with tropical rainforest that applies as one of the oldest in the world. Borneo is home to many endangered animal species, such as Proboscis monkeys, Orang Utans, the Sumatran Rhinoceros, Elephants, clouded leopards and so on. In the National Parks still the visitor will have a chance to see these fascinating creatures in their natural habitat.
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