southern asia & the pacific

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Across
  1. 4. The Indonesian name for the island of Borneo.
  2. 5. These islands are an isolated archipelago south of the Indochinese peninsula. They are claimed by Vietnam, China, Taiwan, and others.
  3. 7. This is the only country in the world with no capital city.
  4. 8. Lepidodactylus tepukapili is the only vertebrate species endemic to this Pacific ocean island.
  5. 9. This massive river is home to an endemic type of freshwater stingray.
  6. 11. This country gained independence from Indonesia in 2002.
  7. 13. This is the pacific island country with the second largest land area.
  8. 14. This is a large island off the Southern coast of China. It is home to the endemic Chinese Cave Gecko.
  9. 15. The capital of Timor-Leste.
Down
  1. 1. The former Portuguese name of Taiwan.
  2. 2. Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, and Kosrae are the four largest islands in this Pacific country which has a land area of roughly 700 km.
  3. 3. Another name for the false gharial, which is endemic to the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
  4. 6. This country is home to the Prehensile-Tailed Skink, the largest skink species in the world.
  5. 7. The Andaman and _______ are two Indian island chains west of Malaysia.
  6. 10. This sea has coastlines in the Maldives, India, and Sri Lanka.
  7. 12. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is the second capital of this country.