Sunda Islands
Coordinates: 2°00′S 110°00′E / 2.000°S 110.000°E
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The Sunda Islands are a group of islands in the Malay Archipelago.[1][2]
They consist of the Greater Sunda Islands and the Lesser Sunda Islands.
Administration[]
The Sunda Islands are divided among four countries, namely Brunei, East Timor, Indonesia and Malaysia. The majority of these islands fall under the jurisdiction of Indonesia. Borneo is divided between Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia. Timor Island is divided between East Timor and Indonesia. Two small islands also belong to East Timor.
List of islands[]
- Lesser Sunda Islands (from west to east)
Wildlife[]
Wildlife present in the Sunda Islands include:
See also[]
- Banda Arc
- Komodo (island)
- List of islands of Indonesia
- Malay Archipelago
- Sunda Arc
- Sundaland
- Sunda Trench
References[]
- ^ "Discourse of the Hon. T. S. Raffles. Account of the Sunda Islands and Japan". The Quarterly Journal of Science and the Arts. 2: 190–198. 1817. Retrieved 22 July 2021 – via Google Books.
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Sunda Islands" . Encyclopædia Britannica. 26 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- ^ Stuart, B.; Thy, N.; Chan-Ard, T.; Nguyen, T. Q.; Grismer, L.; Auliya, M.; Das, I.; Wogan, G. (2018). "Python reticulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2018: e.T183151A1730027. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T183151A1730027.en.
- ^ "Komodo dragon | Facts, Habitat, Bite, & Venom". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
External links[]
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. 26 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- Visible earth page on the lesser Sunda islands
- (in English and French) Map of a Part of China, the Philippine Islands, the Isles of Sunda, the Moluccas, the Papuans is a map from around 1760 featuring the Sunda Islands
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Categories:
- Archipelagoes of Indonesia
- Archipelagoes of the Pacific Ocean
- Greater Sunda Islands
- Lesser Sunda Islands
- Malaya
- Maritime Southeast Asia
- Archipelagoes of Southeast Asia
- Arcs of Indonesia
- Geology of Indonesia
- Islands of Indonesia
- Volcanic arc islands