Explanation

Malay Archipalago is an island group in southeast Asia between Australia and the Asian mainland and it separates the Indian and Pacific oceans. It includes Indonesia, the Philippines, and the Malaysia. The Malay Archipalago is a book by the British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace that chronicles his scientific exploration, during the eight-year period 1854 to 1862, of the southern portion of the Malay Archipelago including Malaysia, Singapore, the islands of Indonesia. Dutch East Indies, and the island of New Guinea