Sunda Strait
Proper noun
Meaning
Sunda Strait
The strait between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra.
Examples
1680 Satellite view of Krakatau Islands, 18 May 1992 In February 1681, Johann Wilhelm Vogel, a Dutch mining engineer at Salida, Sumatra (near Padang ), on his way to Batavia (modern Jakarta ) passed through the Sunda Strait.
In addition, the next closest passageway (the Sunda Strait between Sumatra and Java) is even more shallow and narrow than Malacca.
Geographical setting The Sunda Strait Indonesia has over 130 active volcanoes, citation the most of any nation.
These two islands are separated by the Sunda Strait, which is located at a bend in the axis of the island arc.