Sunda Strait region

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The Sunda Strait region is a strategically important maritime area in western Indonesia that separates the islands of Java and Sumatra and connects the Java Sea with the Indian Ocean.

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Label Occurrences
Sunda Strait region canonical 1
Sunda Strait tourism corridor 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf maritime region
strategic waterway
borderedBy Banten Province
linked to: Banten

Lampung Province
linked to: Lampung
climate tropical
connects Indian Ocean
Java Sea
containsVolcanicIsland Anak Krakatau
linked to: Krakatoa

Krakatoa
country Indonesia
economicActivity coastal tourism
port operations
ecoregion coral reef habitats
mangrove ecosystems
governedBy Republic of Indonesia
linked to: Indonesia
hasStrait Sunda Strait
hazard strong currents
tsunamis
volcanic eruptions
languageRegion Indonesian
locatedIn western Indonesia
maritimeZone Indonesian exclusive economic zone
Indonesian territorial waters
navigationFeature lighthouses
shipping lanes
nearIsland Java
Sumatra
notableEvent 1883 Krakatoa eruption
linked to: Krakatoa

2018 Anak Krakatau tsunami
partOf Indonesian archipelago
partOfSeaRoute routes between Indian Ocean and Java Sea
routes between Indian Ocean and South China Sea
separates Java
Sumatra
shippingConstraint narrow passages
relatively shallow waters
shippingRisk sudden shoaling
volcanic ash
strategicImportance international shipping
naval operations
regional trade
tectonicSetting Sunda Arc
subduction zone
timeZone Western Indonesia Time
usedFor commercial shipping
fishing
naval transit

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Old Banten locatedIn Sunda Strait region
Tanjung Lesung partOf Sunda Strait tourism corridor
linked to: Sunda Strait region