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In the 1960s proposals were made for a bridge across the Sunda Strait, and in the 1990s further suggestions arose. A new plan was announced in October 2007. It would use the islands of Ular, Sangiang and Prajurit to create a four-part suspension bridge reaching 70 metres (230 ft) above sea level.
Selat Bali: Indonesia National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, U.S. Bali Strait is a stretch of water separating Java and Bali while connecting the Indian Ocean and the Bali Sea . At its narrowest it is 2.4 kilometers (1.5 mi) wide.
Various Ikan Asin, or salted fishes, which are mostly seafood dishes such as peda, jambal, pari , ikan asin bulu ayam, teri , and cumi asin (cuttlefish); also fresh water gabus . Bakakak hayam: A Sundanese-style grilled chicken; Soto Bandung: a type of soto, beef and daikon soup
On Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.2-magnitude earthquake shook Southeast Asia, triggering the worst tsunami in recorded history. According to United Nations estimates, more than 220,000 people were killed ...
The Sunda Strait Bridge (Indonesian: Jembatan Selat Sunda, JSS, Jembatan Selsun, sometimes referred to in English-language reports as the SSB) was a planned road and railway megaproject between the two large Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Java.
The Greater Sunda Islands (Indonesian and Malay: Kepulauan Sunda Besar) are four tropical islands situated within the Indonesian Archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean. The islands, Borneo , Java , Sulawesi and Sumatra , are internationally recognised for their ecological diversity and rich culture.
Alor Strait (also Alloo Strait [1]) divides the Solor Archipelago from the Alor Archipelago, in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia. It lies mainly between the larger islands of Pantar and Lembata. The strait connects the western part of the Banda Sea in the north to the Savu Sea in the south.
The Sahul Shelf and the Sunda Shelf today. The area in between is called "Wallacea"Sundaland [1] (also called Sundaica or the Sundaic region) is a biogeographical region of Southeast Asia corresponding to a larger landmass that was exposed throughout the last 2.6 million years during periods when sea levels were lower.