Editing Geography of Malaysia (section)

===Border disputes===
Malaysia's [[land border]]s are well established. The border with Thailand was established in 1909 when Siam ceded [[Kedah]], [[Kelantan]], [[Perlis]] and [[Terengganu]] to the British. Maritime border disputes between [[Brunei]] and Malaysia and a Bruneian claim on [[Limbang District|Limbang]], Sarawak were resolved in an exchange of letters between the two countries on 16 March 2009 after 20 years of negotiations.<ref name="Cri">{{cite news |url=http://english.cri.cn/6966/2010/05/03/1361s567255.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130115221911/http://english.cri.cn/6966/2010/05/03/1361s567255.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 January 2013 |title=Border Issues Between Malaysia, Brunei Solved: Official |access-date=6 September 2010 |publisher=CRIENGLISH.com |agency=Xinhua News Agency }}</ref>

Malaysia and [[Indonesia]] have some overlapping maritime claims, notably in the area around [[Sabah]]. An ongoing series of meetings to resolve these claims has produced 16 border agreements (to September 2010).<ref name="Xinhua1">{{cite news |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-08/25/c_13462015.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106220958/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-08/25/c_13462015.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 November 2012 |title=Indonesia, Malaysia to discuss border issues in September |access-date=6 September 2010 |agency=Xinhua News Agency }}</ref><ref name="CNA">{{cite web |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/1079478/1/.html |title=Malaysia, Indonesia ministers meet to soothe tensions |access-date=6 September 2010 |publisher=Channel NewsAsia |archive-date=21 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021114059/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/1079478/1/.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Malaysia and [[Singapore]] also have disputes concerning some maritime borders.<ref name="CIA Fact Book" />

The [[Philippines]] has a dormant claim to the eastern part of the Malaysian state of [[Sabah]].<ref name="CIA Fact Book">CIA. [https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/malaysia/ ''The World Fact Book'': Malaysia]. Retrieved 4 April 2019.</ref> Malaysia is also involved in a dispute involving [[Vietnam]], Brunei, the [[People's Republic of China]], the Philippines, and the [[Republic of China]] (Taiwan), concerning the [[Spratly Islands]] in the [[South China Sea]].<ref name="CIA Fact Book" />