Sunda Islands

Coordinates: 2°00′S 110°00′E / 2.000°S 110.000°E / -2.000; 110.000
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The Sunda Islands (Indonesian: Kepulauan Sunda) 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 five countries: Brunei, East Timor, Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia. The majority of these islands fall under the jurisdiction of Indonesia. Borneo is split among Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia. Timor is split between East Timor and Indonesia. Sebatik is split between Indonesia and Malaysia.

List of islands

See also

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Sunda Islands" . Encyclopædia Britannica. 26 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

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