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Kalimantan vs. Borneo — What's the Difference?

Kalimantan vs. Borneo — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Kalimantan and Borneo

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Kalimantan

Kalimantan (Indonesian pronunciation: [kaliˈmantan]) is the Indonesian portion of the island of Borneo. It comprises 73% of the island's area.

Borneo

Borneo (; Indonesian: Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, in relation to major Indonesian islands, it is located north of Java, west of Sulawesi, and east of Sumatra.

Kalimantan

The part of Indonesia on the southern side of the island of Borneo

Borneo

3rd largest island in the world; in the western Pacific north of Java; largely covered by dense jungle and rain forest; part of the Malay Archipelago

Kalimantan

3rd largest island in the world; in the western Pacific north of Java; largely covered by dense jungle and rain forest; part of the Malay Archipelago
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