Malay Peninsula

The Malay Peninsula is located at the south east corner of the Asian continent. It runs approximately north-south and contains the most southerly point of the asian continent. The southwest coast is separated from the island of Sumatra by the [Strait of Malacca]?. To the east is the island of Borneo.

The area is divided politically:

• the northwest is part of Myanmar
• the central region and northeast is part of Thailand
• most of the south is part of Malaysia.
• the southern tip is the independent state of Singapore.