Place details
Place nameBorneo
Other namesKalimantan
Latitude0.583
Longitude114.25
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Third largest island in the world; located in Malay Archipelago, E of Sumatra; divided into Brunei, 2 Malaysian states, & several Indonesian provinces; invaded from S India 5th cen.; visited by Portuguese, Dutch, & British beginning in 16th cen.