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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A biogeographic region of Indonesia west of Wallace's Line, including Sulawesi, the Moluccas, and the Lesser Sundas.
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Examples
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The tropical islands that constitute the complex and mountainous terrain of the Halmahera Rain Forests are an important part of the region known as Wallacea, which contains a very distinctive fauna representing a mix of Asian and Australasian species.
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The Buru Rain Forests are located on the small mountainous tropical island of Buru in the Banda Sea, part of the region known as Wallacea, which contains a distinctive fauna representing a mix of Asian and Australasian species.
Buru rain forests 2008
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The Seram rain forests are part of the region known as Wallacea, which contains a very distinctive fauna representing a mix of Asian and Australasian species.
Seram rain forests 2008
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The Sumba deciduous forests are found on the single island of Sumba and are part of the region known as Wallacea, which contains a distinctive fauna representing a mix of Asian and Australasian species.
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It is part of a unique biogeographic region known as Wallacea, which contains a very distinctive fauna representing a mix of Asian and Australasian species.
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The Banda Sea Islands Moist Deciduous Forests are found on small islands scattered across the Banda Sea and are part of the region known as Wallacea, which contains a distinctive fauna representing a mix of Asian and Australasian species.
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The islands are located in the region known as Wallacea, which contains a distinctive fauna representing a mix of Asian and Australasian species.
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The seasonally dry forests found in this dynamic geologic setting are part of the region known as Wallacea, which contains a very distinctive fauna representing a mix of Asian and Australasian species.
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The islands are located in the region known as Wallacea, which contains a distinctive fauna representing a mix of Asian and Australasian species.
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See Biological diversity in Sundaland and Biological diversity in Wallacea as well as the following ecoregions:
Indonesia 2009
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