Geography of Indonesia tells us in details about the land forms in Indonesia. To know about the flora, fauna, climate and resources of Indonesia, we need to know about the Geography of Indonesia.
Indonesia is the largest archipelago in the world. It is on a crossroads between 2 Oceans, the Pacific and the Indian Ocean and Indonesia bridges the Continents, Asia and Australia It consists of 5 major islands and about 30 smaller groups. It is estimated that the nation has 17,508 Islands.
The Republic of Indonesia stretches from 6 degrees and 8 minutes north latitude to 11 degrees 15 minutes south latitude, and from 94 degrees and 45 minutes to 141 degrees and 5 minutes east longitude. The sea area of is about 7.9 million square kilometers while the land area is 1.9 million square kilometers. This constitutes about 81% of the total area of the country.
The 5 main islands are Sumatra, Java or Madura, the most fertile and densely populated islands, Kalimantan, which comprises two-thirds of the island of Borneo, Sulawesi and Irian Jaya, which is part of the world's second largest island, New Guinea. The other islands are much smaller in size.
The land area of Indonesia is generally covered by thick tropical rain forests. The fertile soils are continuously replenished by volcanic eruptions like those on the island of Java.
The country is predominantly mountainous. There are about 400 volcanoes, of which 100 are active. Many rivers flow throughout the island. They serve as useful transportation routes on certain islands and provide water for irrigation.
The rainy season is from June to September and the dry season from December to March. The transitional period between the 2 seasons are April to May and October to November. The average temperatures of the coastal plains are 280 Celsius while that of the inland and mountain areas are 26oCelsius. On the higher mountain areas, temperature is around 230 Celsius.
Natural resources in the country are petroleum, tin, natural gas, nickel, timber, bauxite, copper, fertile soils, coal, gold, silver. About 9.9% of the land is arable. Permanent crops are grown in 7.2% of the land.
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