Malaysia
General data
- Name: Malaysia
- Continent: Asia
- Climates: Tropical
About
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. The federal constitutional monarchy consists of thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two regions. The geography of Malaysia includes both the physical and the human geography of Malaysia, a Southeast Asian country made up of two major landmasses separated by water — Peninsular Malaysia to the west and East Malaysia to the east — and numerous smaller islands that surround those landmasses. Peninsular Malaysia is on the southernmost part of the Malay Peninsula, south of Thailand, north of Singapore and east of the Indonesian island of Sumatra; East Malaysia comprises most of the northern part of Borneo island, and shares land borders with Brunei to the north and Indonesian Borneo to the south. Bodies of water Between Peninsular Malaysia and East Malaysia is the South China Sea, the largest body of water around Malaysia. Facing the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia there is the Straits of Malacca towards the south, and the Andaman Sea towards the north. The Strait of Malacca, lying between Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia, is arguably the most important shipping lane in the world. These seas are marginal seas of the Indian Ocean. Off the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia is the South China Sea, while a small part in the north lies within the Gulf of Thailand. These form part of the marginal seas of the Pacific Ocean. The Straits of Johor off the south of Peninsular acts as a maritime border of Malaysia and Singapore. In East Malaysia, the western coasts of Sabah and Sarawak faces the South China Sea. The northeast coast of Sabah faces the Sulu Sea, while the southeast coast of Sabah faces the Celebes Sea. Lakes The Bera Lake in Pahang is one of the largest lakes in Malaysia, and one of the only two natural lakes in Malaysia with Chini Lake. Pedu Lake is a 12 kilometres (7 mi) long lake located 5 kilometres (3 mi) from the Malaysian-Thai border and Kenyir Lake is the largest artificial lake in Southeast Asia. Rivers There are many systems of rivers found around in Malaysia. The longest is the Rajang River in Sarawak with a length of 760 kilometres (472 mi). The second longest is the Kinabatangan River in Sabah with a length of 560 kilometres (348 mi). The longest river in the Peninsular Malaysia is Pahang River with a length of 435 kilometres (270 mi).
Waters
Oceans
Seas
Bays
Fishes
Salmoniformes - Salmons and Trouts
Mugiliformes - Mullets
Perciformes - Perches
Carangiformes - Jacks
Moroniformes - Temperate basses
Istiophoriformes - Barracudas
Scorpaeniformes - Mail-cheeked fishes
Lamniformes - Mackerel sharks
Carcharhiniformes - Ground sharks
Torpediniformes - Electric rays
Orectolobiformes - Carpet shark
Elopiformes - Tarpons and tenpounders
Chimaeriformes - Chimaeras
Squatiniformes - Angelsharks
Heterodontiformes - Bullhead and horn sharks
Spariformes - Breams and porgies
Hexanchiformes - Six-gill sharks
Rhinopristiformes - Shovelnose rays
Myliobatiformes - Stingrays
Scombriformes - Mackerels
Zeiformes - Dories
Anguilliformes - Eels and morays
Tetraodontiformes - Puffers and filefishes
Holocentriformes - Squirrelfishes
Lophiiformes - Anglerfishes
Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes
Acanthuriformes - Surgeonfishes
Labriformes - Wrasses
Gobiiformes - Gobies
Lampriformes - Lamprids
Squaliformes - Sleeper and dogfish sharks
Siluriformes - Catfishes
Pleuronectiformes - Flatfishes
Acipenseriformes - Sturgeons and Paddlefish
Acropomatiformes - Oceanic basses
Mulliformes - Goatfishes
Myxiniformes - Hagfishes
Clupeiformes - Herrings
Syngnathiformes - Pipefishes and Seahorses
Trachiniformes - Weeverfishes
Gadiformes - Cods
Callionymiformes - Dragonets
Echinorhiniformes - Bramble sharks
Pristiophoriformes - Saw sharks
Notacanthiformes - Spiny eels
Saccopharyngiformes - Swallowers and Gulpers
Alepocephaliformes - Slickheads and tubeshoulders
Gonorynchiformes - Milkfishes
Ateleopodiformes - Jellynose fishes
Stylephoriformes - Tube-eyes
Polymixiiformes - Beardfishes
Beryciformes - Sawbellies
Trachichthyiformes - Rughies
Ophidiiformes - Cusk-eels
Kurtiformes - Nurseryfishes & Cardinalfishes
Gobiesociformes - Clingfishes
Beloniformes - Needlefishes
Blenniiformes - Blennies
Aulopiformes - Grinners
Osmeriformes - Smelts
Albuliformes - Bonefishes
Batrachoidiformes - Toadfishes
Rajiformes - Skates and rays
Atheriniformes - Silversides
Coelacanthiformes - Coelacanths
Catches
