The Sunda Strait

The Sunda Strait is the strait between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra. It connects the Java Sea to the Indian Ocean. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (548x672, 87 KB) Summary Map of the Sunda Strait, Indonesia By ChrisO, based on Demis map server mapping Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (548x672, 87 KB) Summary Map of the Sunda Strait, Indonesia By ChrisO, based on Demis map server mapping Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Simplified diagram A strait is a narrow channel of water that connects two larger bodies of water, and thus lies between two land masses. ... Java (Indonesian, Javanese, and Sundanese: Jawa) is an island of Indonesia, and the site of its capital city, Jakarta. ... Sumatra (also spelled Sumatara and Sumatera) is the sixth largest island of the world (approximately 470,000 km²) and is the third largest island of Indonesia after Borneo (of which Kalimantan belongs to Indonesia) and New Guinea. ... The Java Sea (Jawa Sea) is a large (310,000 km²), shallow sea in the southern Pacific Ocean. ...

It is about 30 km wide at its narrowest point, which is at the north end, but this is a short section, about 30 km long, and then it opens out to about 100 km for another 100 km. There are a number of small islands in the strait, these include: Thwart-the-Way (modern Indonesian:Sangiang), Sebesi, Sebuku, Princess (modern Indo.: Panaitan) and most notably, the Krakatoa Islands: Lang (Panjang or Rakata Kecil), Verlaten (Sertung), Krakatoa, and Anak Krakatoa. Sebesi was the island village that was completly wiped out during the 1883 volcanic eruption of Krakatoa (Indonesia). ... Princess is the feminine form of prince (from Latin princeps, meaning principal citizen). ... Lang Island (Dutch: Long; modern Indonesian: Rakata Kecil) or Panjang lies in the Sunda Strait, between Java and Sumatra, in Indonesia. ... Verlaten (Dutch: Deserted or Forsaken; modern Indonesian: Sertung) Island is an island in the Sunda Strait in Indonesia, between Java and Sumatra. ... Krakatoa (Indonesian name: Krakatau, Portuguese name: Krakatao) is a volcanic island in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra in Indonesia. ... Krakatoa (Indonesian name: Krakatau) is a volcanic island in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra in Indonesia. ...

The strait is an important shipping channel; it and the Strait of Malacca are the main passages from the South China Sea to the Indian Ocean. The Sunda Strait is much shorter than the Malacca Strait, but the latter is narrower and contains more dangerous rocks. Both have long been plagued by pirates. This wide-angle map of south-east Asia shows that the Strait is the most direct route from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific. ... The South China Sea, showing surrounding countries and neighbouring seas and oceans The South China Sea is a marginal sea south of China. ... This article is about sea pirates. ...

The islands in the strait and the surrounding regions of Java and Sumatra were devastated by the eruption of Krakatoa in 1883, primarily due to intense pumice fall and great tsunami. Some areas have never been resettled, but the western coast of Java on the Sunda Strait is now very densely populated. Krakatoa (Indonesian name: Krakatau, Portuguese name: Krakatao) is a volcanic island in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra in Indonesia. ... The tsunami that struck Malé in the Maldives on December 26, 2004. ...

On March 1, 1942, the Battle of Sunda Strait was fought here. A Japanese force commanded by Rear Admiral Kenzaburo Hara sank the Allied cruisers USS Houston and HMAS Perth as they attempted to prevent Japanese landings on Java. March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Battle of the Java Sea Conflict World War II, Pacific War Date February 27, 1942 - March 1, 1942 Place Java Sea Result Decisive Japanese victory The Battle of the Java Sea was a major naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II. Allied ships suffered a disastrous defeat... Kenzaburo Hara (b. ... The second USS Houston (CA-30) (originally designated CL-30), nicknamed the Galloping Ghost of the Java Coast, was a Northampton-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy. ... HMAS Perth, the first to be named after the city of Perth, was a modified Leander class cruiser, laid down by HM Dockyard at Portsmouth on 26 June 1933, launched on 26 July 1934 by the Marchioness of Titchfield, completed in July 1936 and commissioned at Portsmouth on 15 June...

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See also

• Malaccamax
• Kra Canal