Bodies of water Geography of Malaysia

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the 1056m johor-singapore causeway connects malaysia , singapore across straits of johor. in background johor bahru.


between peninsular malaysia , east malaysia south china sea, largest body of water around malaysia. facing western coast of peninsular malaysia there straits of malacca towards south, , andaman sea towards north. strait of malacca, lying between sumatra , peninsular malaysia, arguably important shipping lane in world. these seas marginal seas of indian ocean.


off east coast of peninsular malaysia south china sea, while small part in north lies within gulf of thailand. these form part of marginal seas of pacific ocean. straits of johor off south of peninsular acts maritime border of malaysia , singapore. in east malaysia, western coasts of sabah , sarawak faces south china sea. northeast coast of sabah faces sulu sea, while southeast coast of sabah faces celebes sea.


malaysia claims 12 nm (22 kilometres (14 mi)) territorial waters, extend coral triangle. claims 200 nm (370 kilometres (230 mi)) of exclusive economic zone. in addition, malaysia claims 200 metres (656 ft) in depth of continental shelf or depth of exploration in within area below south china sea known sundaland. territorial claim straits of malacca shared between malaysia , indonesia in accordance treaty signed in 1970 known treaty between republic of indonesia , malaysia on determination of boundary lines of territorial waters of 2 nations @ strait of malacca.


lakes


ayer keroh lake.


the bera lake in pahang 1 of largest lakes in malaysia, , 1 of 2 natural lakes in malaysia tasik chini. pedu lake 12 kilometres (7 mi) long lake located 5 kilometres (3 mi) malaysian-thai border , kenyir lake largest artificial lake in southeast asia.


rivers

there many systems of rivers found around malaysia. longest rajang river in sarawak length of 760 kilometres (472 mi). second longest kinabatangan river in sabah length of 560 kilometres (348 mi). longest river in peninsular malaysia pahang river length of 435 kilometres (270 mi).








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