Greater Sunda Islands


Greater Sunda Islands
Geography
Location South East Asia
Coordinates 0°00′N 110°00′E / 0°N 110°E / 0; 110
Archipelago Sunda Islands
Country
Brunei
Indonesia
Malaysia

The Greater Sunda Islands are a group of islands within the Malay Archipelago. Islands included in the group are (west to east) Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Sulawesi [1] and adjacent smaller islands. The group is politically split between Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia.

They can be contrasted with the Lesser Sunda Islands to the east, and together with them make up the Sunda Islands.

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9070346/Sunda-Islands Sulawesi belongs in fact to the Greater Sunda Islands






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