Malay Archipelago

the Malay Archipelago

2. An archipelago and cultural region of Southeast Asia consisting of the islands between mainland Southeast Asia and Australia, including Indonesia, the Philippines, Brunei, East Malaysia (the part of Malaysia on the island of Borneo) and East Timor.

• The island of New Guinea or islands of Papua New Guinea are not always included in definitions of the Malay Archipelago.

• Sunda Islands