Borneo Island

Borneo island  is the third largest island in the world ,covering the area of 747.000 kilometer square and covered by one of the world largest stretches of tropical rain forest of which flows tremendous mighty rivers which are the island highway and is located at the centre of Maritime Southeast Asia. Administratively, this island is divided between Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei. Indonesians refer to the island as "Kalimantan.”

The word Kalimantan is derived from an old Malay term means River Of Diamond or River of Germ,. Borneo or Kalimantan island is divided into four provinces East Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan.

The Dayak tribes ,the indigenous people of Kalimantan were some of the fierce head hunters. Today , they are no longer collect grisly trophies, the men hunt with blow while the woman weave baskets of rattans using age oil pattern and techniques or together hack their fields out of the jungle, burning the brush to provide nutrient to the poor oil.

The Island is rich of many fascinating and wildlife animal such as Orang Utan, Proboscis Monkeys, Gibbon, Argus Pheasants, Snakes including three species of flying snakes, Sun bears , hundreds species of birds including the Hornbill which play an important role in the Dayak Mytology. The exotic plants includes rare Black Orchird, Carnivorous Pitcher Plants, including the hard wood called Iron Wood and many more.

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