Outline

1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. Situation and Extent
1.2. Denomination
1.3. Geological importance of the Indian Archipelago
1.4. Fauna and flora
1.5. Climate
1.6. Denudation
1.7. Soil science and sea sediments
1.8. Major physiographic divisions
1.9. Physiographic distinction of the main units

2. THE SUNDALAND AREA
2.1.The Sunda Shelf and the smaller islands
2.1.1. The Sunda Shelf
2.1.2. The Islands on the Sunda Shelf

2.2. Borneo
2.2.1. Orographic and hydrographic trendlines
2.2.2. Structural trendlines
2.2.3. The three largest rivers of Borneo

2.3. Sumatra
2.3.1. The Barisan Range
2.3.2. The Semangko Zone
2.3.3. Main structural trendlines
2.3.4. Java & Madura

2.4. Java & Madura
2.4.1. West Java
2.4.2. Central Java
2.4.3. East Java
2.4.4. The eastern spur and Madura

3. THE CIRCUM-SUNDA ARCHIPELAGO
3.1. The-Sin-Cowe Reefs in the South China Sea

3.2. The Philippine Archipelago
3.2.1. General outlines
3.2.2. Luzon
3.2.3. Luzon arc
3.2.4. Samar arc
3.2.5. summary of the main structural trendlines
3.2.6. Actual shore lines

3.3. SULAWESI
3.3.1. North arm
3.3.2. East arm
3.3.3. Banggai archipelago
3.3.4. Southeast arm
3.3.5. Buton archipelago and Tukang Besi Islands
3.3.6. South arm
3.3.7. Central Sulawesi

3.4. HALMAHERA AND BANDA ARC
3.4.1. Halmahera
3.4.2. Northern Banda Arc
3.4.3. Southern Banda Arc

3.5. LESSER SUNDA ISLANDS
3.5.1. Back deep
3.5.2. Inner arc
3.5.3. Interdeep with Sumba
3.5.4. Outer arc
3.5.5. Foredeep

3.6. THE SUNDA MOUNTAIN SYSTEM IN THE JAVA-SUMATRA SECTOR

3.7. NICOBARS AND ANDAMANS

4. THE CIRCUM-AUSTRALIAN BELT
4.1. PAPUA
4.1.1. "Birdhead" and "neck"
4.1.2. Mainland and trunk
4.1.3. Eastern part, including the "tail"

4.2. THE SAHUL SHELF
4.3. CHRISTMAS ISLAND

5. DISCUSSION

6. REFERENCES LIST
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