The islands of South Asia
"Island South Asia" redirects here. For the broader region including Coastal South Asia, see
Littoral South Asia.
A depiction ofSri Lanka and theMaldives, the two small island nations in the narrow definition of Insular South Asia.[1]Insular South Asia is an ill-defined region, consisting at a minimum of all islands in the Southern region ofAsia, principallySri Lanka, theMaldives and theLaccadives.[1][2][3] Other sources also apply the term to theMalay Archipelago in Southeast Asia encompassingBrunei,Indonesia,East Malaysia, thePhilippines,Singapore andEast Timor.[4][5]
It was an important region during the initial European colonisation ofSouth Asia andSoutheast Asia.[6][3]
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