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The strait derives its name from the historical Sunda Kingdom, which governed the western part of Java, encompassing present-day West Java, Jakarta, Banten, and parts of western Central Java, from 669 until around 1579. Additionally, the name references the Sundanese people indigenous to West Java and Banten. | The strait derives its name from the historical Sunda Kingdom, which governed the western part of Java, encompassing present-day West Java, Jakarta, Banten, and parts of western Central Java, from 669 until around 1579. Additionally, the name references the Sundanese people indigenous to West Java and Banten. | ||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
The strait runs in a roughly southwest-northeast direction, with its narrowest point measuring 24 km | The strait runs in a roughly southwest-northeast direction, with its narrowest point measuring 24 km at the northeastern end, located between Cape Tua on Sumatra and Cape Pujat on Java. It features a triangular shape, flanked by two large bays on its northern side. While it is quite broad and deep at the southwestern end, the northeastern section becomes significantly shallower, with depths dropping to as little as 20 m in some areas. | ||
Navigating the strait can be particularly challenging due to its shallow waters, strong tidal currents, sandbanks, and artificial structures like oil platforms along the Java coast. | Navigating the strait can be particularly challenging due to its shallow waters, strong tidal currents, sandbanks, and artificial structures like oil platforms along the Java coast. | ||
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The strait is home to several islands, most of which are volcanic in nature, including Sangiang (Thwart-the-Way), Sebesi, Sebuku, and Panaitan (Prince's). The catastrophic eruption of Krakatau in 1883 had significant short- and long-term effects on the region, resulting in devastating tsunamis and pyroclastic flows that claimed tens of thousands of lives. Of the 3,000 inhabitants on the nearby island of Sebesi at the time, none survived. Some areas were never resettled and are now part of Ujung Kulon National Park. | The strait is home to several islands, most of which are volcanic in nature, including Sangiang (Thwart-the-Way), Sebesi, Sebuku, and Panaitan (Prince's). The catastrophic eruption of Krakatau in 1883 had significant short- and long-term effects on the region, resulting in devastating tsunamis and pyroclastic flows that claimed tens of thousands of lives. Of the 3,000 inhabitants on the nearby island of Sebesi at the time, none survived. Some areas were never resettled and are now part of Ujung Kulon National Park. | ||
==See also== | |||
; Geostrategic context | |||
* [[Andaman and Nicobar Command]] | |||
* [[Andaman Sea]] | |||
* [[Bay of Bengal]] | |||
* [[Exclusive economic zone of Indonesia]] | |||
* [[Exclusive economic zone of India]] | |||
; Local context | |||
* [[Sunda Straits Crisis]] | |||
* [[Java Head]] | |||
* [[Kra Canal]] | |||
* [[Lombok Strait]] | |||
* [[Makassar Strait]] | |||
* [[Malaccamax]] | |||
* [[List of road-rail bridges]] | |||
* [[2018 Sunda Strait tsunami]] | |||