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Sunda

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Sunda 

a strait between the islands of Sumatra and Java in Indonesia. It connects the Indian Ocean with the Java Sea. The width of the strait at its narrowest point is 22 km, and the depth in the channel at its shallowest point is approximately 50 m. The Krakatoa volcano is located in Sunda Strait.
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This rampart is pierced by several sally-ports for the convenience of ships and whales; conspicuous among which are the straits of Sunda and Malacca.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
When I had him in my cabin--he stood by the door looking at me as if I had the halter round my neck already--I asked him right away to leave my cabin door unlocked at night while the ship was going through Sunda Straits.
The Secret Sharer by Conrad, Joseph View in context
 
 
 
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