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(Encyclopedia)Serawak: see Sarawak, Malaysia.Jesselton
(Encyclopedia)Jesselton: see Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. ...Province Wellesley
(Encyclopedia)Province Wellesley: see Pinang, Malaysia. ...Kinibalu, Mount
(Encyclopedia)Kinibalu, Mount: see Kinabalu, Mount, Malaysia. ...British North Borneo
(Encyclopedia)British North Borneo: see Sabah, Malaysia. ...Johor
(Encyclopedia)Johor or Johore jōhôrˈ, jə– [key], state (1991 pop. 2,074,297), 7,360 sq mi (19,062 sq km), at the southern extremity of the Malay Peninsula, Malaysia, opposite Singapore. It is largely covered ...North Borneo
(Encyclopedia)North Borneo or British North Borneo: see Sabah, Malaysia. ...Perak
(Encyclopedia)Perak pāˈrăk [key], state (1991 pop. 1,880,016), 8,030 sq mi (20,798 sq km), Malaysia, central Malay Peninsula, on the Strait of Malacca. Perak is bordered on the N by Thailand. The capital is Ipoh...Malay Archipelago
(Encyclopedia)Malay Archipelago, great island group of SE Asia, formerly called the East Indies. Lying between the Asian mainland and Australia, and separating the Pacific Ocean from the Indian Ocean, it includes B...Kangar
(Encyclopedia)Kangar kängˌärˈ [key], town (1991 pop. 48,948), capital of Perlis state, Malaysia, central Malay Peninsula, on the Perlis River. It is a port and the center of a rice-growing region. ...Browse by Subject
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