Sunda Strait

noun

1. a strait between Sumatra and Java, connecting the Java Sea and the Indian Ocean. 20–65 miles (32–105 km) wide.

Sunda Strait

noun

1. a strait between Sumatra and Java, linking the Java Sea with the Indian Ocean. Narrowest point: about 26 km (16 miles) Former spellingSoenda Strait

Example Sentences

At last, about 1877, earthquakes began to occur frequently in the Sunda Strait and continued for the next few years.

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At some early period a large volcano rose in the centre of the tract where the Sunda Strait now runs.

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Thence he went by the south shore of the chain of islands to Sunda Strait and Batavia.

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To the west lie the highlands of Bantam, which extending northward cut off the northern lowlands from the Sunda Strait.

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