Sunda Street
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| Connects waters | Java lake | |
| with water | Indian Ocean | |
| Separates land mass | Sumatra | |
| of land mass | Java | |
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| Geographical location | 5 ° 55 ′ S , 105 ° 53 ′ E | |
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| length | 200 km | |
| Smallest width | 25.47 km | |
| Greatest depth | 100 m | |
| Coastal towns | Merak , Bakahuni | |
| Islands | numerous, including Krakatau , Sangiang | |
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The Sunda Strait (formerly the Strait of Bantam ) is a strait between the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Java .
description
It is around 200 km long and at its narrowest point less than 30 km wide and generally 50 to 65 meters deep.
There are several islands in the strait, including Krakatau, famous for the volcanic eruption of 1883 . Along with the Strait of Malacca , it is the most important connection from the South China Sea to the Indian Ocean and is therefore of great importance for shipping. With the advent of Krakatau Island, the depths of the Sunda Strait were completely changed. Between Krakatau and the island of Sebesie the sea became shallower (18 meters deep), to the southeast and east of Krakatau it became deeper. Greater depths of 80 to 100 meters are east of Krakatau and west of Dwars.
history
On the night of February 28 to March 1, 1942, the battle of the Sunda Strait took place here as part of the Pacific War between Japanese and US ships trying to prevent the Japanese from landing on the island of Java. The battle ended with a victory for Japan, which sank the last two large ships of the Allied ABDA fleet with the USS Houston (CA-30) and the HMAS Perth (D29) .
In the 2000s, a 30 km long suspension bridge was planned over several islands of the Sunda Strait, which should connect the road and rail traffic of Java with the Sumatra.
See also
Web links
Aeronautical chart , 1: 1 000 000 ( ONC chart , sheet M-10)
Individual evidence
- ↑ encyclopedievanzeeland.nl: Apollonius Schotte , accessed on December 2, 2017.
- ↑ Press report on the bridge construction project , ntv October 4, 2007