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Sunda Strait

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The '''Sunda Strait''' is the strait between the Indonesia Indonesian islands of Java (island) Java and Sumatra. It connects the Java Sea to the Indian 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; the volcano Krakatoa is located on one of them. 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 is narrower and contains more dangerous rocks. Both bottlenecks have long been plagued by pirates. On March 1, 1942, the Battle_of_Sunda_Strait#Battle_of_Sunda_Strait Battle of Sunda Strait was fought here. A Japan Japanese force commanded by Rear Admiral Kenzaburo Hara sank the Allied cruisers USS Houston (CA-30) USS ''Houston'' and HMAS Perth (1934) HMAS ''Perth'' as they attempted to prevent Japanese landings on Java. Category:Geography of Indonesia Category:Straits de:Sundastraße et:Sunda väin es:Estrecho de Sunda id:Selat Sunda nl:Straat Soenda ja:スンダ海峡 pl:Cieśnina Sundajska su:Selat Sunda fi:Sundasalmi