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Sunda Islands
Sunda Islands , mainly in Indonesia, between the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean, comprising the western part of the Malay Archipelago . It includes two main groups: the Greater Sunda Islands, to which belong the largest islands of Borneo, Sumatra, Java, and Sulawesi; and the Lesser Sundas, wh... Read more
Krakatoa
Krakatoa or Krakatau , volcanic island, c.5 sq mi (13 sq km), W Indonesia, in Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra; rising to 2,667 ft (813 m). A momentous volcanic explosion on Aug. 23, 1883, blew up most of the island and altered the configuration of the strait; the accompanying tsunami cause... Read more
South China Sea
South China Sea western arm of the Pacific Ocean, c.1,000,000 sq mi (2,590,000 sq km), between the SE Asian mainland and Taiwan, the Philippines, and Borneo. It is connected with the East China Sea by the Taiwan Strait. The Gulf of Tonkin and the Gulf of Thailand are its chief embayments. The south... Read more
Flores
Flores , island, 6,627 sq mi (17,164 sq km), E Indonesia, one of the Lesser Sunda Islands. Flores is heavily wooded, rugged, and mountainous, rising to 7,872 ft (2,399 m); there are active volcanoes. The inhabitants are predominantly Christian, mainly Roman Catholic; those in the west are chiefly Ma... Read more
ice cream
ice cream sweet frozen dessert, made from milk fat and solids, sugar, flavoring, a stabilizer (usually gelatin), and sometimes eggs, fruits, or nuts. The mix is churned at freezing temperature to attain a light, smooth texture. Water ices existed in the Roman Empire, and Marco Polo brought back fro... Read more
Timor
Timor [Malay,=east], island (1990 est. pop. 3,900,000), c.13,200 sq mi/34,200 sq km, largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sundas, in the Malay Archipelago. Timor is divided politically between Indonesia and East Timor (Timor-Leste). The island is long, narrow, and almost wholly mountainous. Rice, ... Read more
Bali
Bali , island and (with two offshore islets) province (1990 pop. 2,777,356), c.2,200 sq mi (5,700 sq km), E Indonesia, westernmost of the Lesser Sundas, just E of Java across the narrow Bali Strait. The capital is Denpasar. Although Bali is relatively small, it is densely populated and culturally an... Read more
Sumatra
Sumatra , island (1990 pop. 36,471,731), c.183,000 sq mi (473,970 sq km), Indonesia, in the Indian Ocean along the equator, S and W of the Malay Peninsula (from which it is separated by the Strait of Malacca) and NW of Java (across the narrow Sunda Strait). The westernmost and second largest island ... Read more
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially Republic of Indonesia, republic (2005 est. pop. 241,974,000), c.735,000 sq mi (1,903,650 sq km), SE Asia, in the Malay Archipelago. The fourth most populous country in the world, Indonesia comprises more than 13,000 islands extending c.3,000 mi (4,830 km) along the equator fro... Read more
East Timor
East Timor or Timor-Leste , Tetum Timor Lorosae, republic, officially Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (2002 est. pop. 800,000), 5,950 sq mi (15,410 sq km), in the Lesser Sundas, Malay Archipelago, off the SE Asia mainland. The country occupies the somewhat narrower, eastern half of Timor ... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Sunda"

Sunda Islands
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Sunda Islands , mainly in Indonesia, between the...It includes two main groups: the Greater Sunda Islands, to which belong the largest islands...other nations wholly or partially in the Sunda Islands. The Sunda Strait, 20 to 65 mi...
Sundanese
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures Sundanese ETHNONYMS: Orang Sunda, Urang Prijangan, Urang Sunda Orientation The Sundanese are a group of nearly 25 million whose territory (Sunda) is western Java (Jawa Barat) as far east as the Cipamali river (though many Sundanese live...
Indonesia
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...included in five islands: the Greater Sunda Islands of Sumatra , Java , Sulawesi and...home of the capital, Jakarta . The Lesser Sunda Islands include Bali , Timor , and Lombok...Rainfall is generally heavy; only the Sunda Islands have a dry season. Mangrove swamps...
Lorises
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science ...They are plumper than the slender loris. The somewhat larger Sunda slow loris ( Nycticebus coucang ) of the Southeast Asian islands...its back and a white patch on its head and upper back. The Sunda slow loris is rapidly disappearing wherever its forest habitat...
Palu'e
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...Palu'e Orientation Identification. Throughout the Lesser Sunda Islands the people of Palu'e (Palu) Island are usually referred...also established coastal settlements on several of the Lesser Sunda Islands. The population density is approximately 180 persons...
East Timor
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Physical Geography ...became officially independent on May 20, 2002. East Timor consists of the eastern half of Timor Island, one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, plus the enclave of Oecussi (30 square miles/78 square kilometers) on the north coast of the Indonesian half of...
Ata Tana 'Ai
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...1983) include in the Flores-Lembata (Lomblen) Subgroup, Timor Area Group of the Austronesian languages of the Lesser Sunda Islands and Timor. At least three dialects of Sara Sikka can be recognized: (1) that spoken by the people in the region...
Minahasans
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...formation of a large Eurasian population, and the virtual disappearance of the traditional culture. See also Bibliography Kennedy, Raymond (1935). "The Ethnology of the Greater Sunda Islands." Ph.D. dissertation, Yale University.
Toala
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...divided into three subtribes ruled by a hereditary chief; they have since changed to an elected chieftainship. Bibliography Kennedy, Raymond (1935). The Ethnology of the Greater Sunda Islands. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University Microfilms.
Tetum
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures Supplement ...Tetum ETHNONYMS: The designation "Tetum"technically denotes an Austronesian language spoken on Timor, one of the Lesser Sunda Islands in the eastern part of the East Indian archipelago. The word has come to be used by anthropologists and other researchers...

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Sommarnattens Leende
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...time: 108 minutes; length: 2,975 meters. Released 26 December 1955. Filmed Summer 1955 in Svensk studios in Råsunda, exteriors shot in small towns such as Malmö and Ystad. Cost: Bergman states $75,000, other sources claim up...
Albuquerque, Alfonso de
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...made it the capital of the Portuguese empire in the east. Albuquerque made further conquests in Ceylon, Malacca, Ormuz, the Sunda Islands, and the Malabar Coast, but was relieved of office as a result of a court intrigue at home and died on the passage...
Sundaland
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences Sundaland Name commonly given to the unit composed of Malaya, Sumatra, Java, and Borneo, with the intervening small islands; these are linked by the shallow-water (less than 200 m) Sunda shelf, which was exposed during periods of low sea level in the Pleistocene .
Det Sjunde Inseglet
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...minutes. Released 16 February 1957, Stockholm. Filmed in the Summer of 1956 in Svensk Filmindustri's studios, Råsunda, Sweden, and on location at Hovs Hallar, Sweden. Producer: Allan Ekelund; screenplay: Ingmar Bergman, from his dramatic...
Malesian flora
Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences ...distinguish a floral region from the state of Malaysia, and it should be restricted to the flora of the islands on and between the Sunda and Sahul shelves, an area comprising Malaysia, Papua-New Guinea, and the islands of Indonesia and the Philippines. It...
Timor
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Timor The largest of the Lesser Sunda Islands in the southern Malay Archipelago. The island was formerly divided into Dutch West Timor and Portuguese East Timor . In...

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Flavours from Sunda Strait
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 4/12/2009; ; 700+ words ; ...Straits Times 04-12-2009 Flavours from Sunda Strait Byline: Tan Bee Hong Edition...further from that. Sundanese food is from Sunda in West Java, Indonesia." This is despite...same time, just like how it's done in a Sunda home. Sayur Asam (RM5.50) is a soup...
BOGOR POLICE RAID "KERAJAAN SUNDA NUSANTARA" HEADQUARTERS IN BABAKAN.
News Wire article from: ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia); 5/23/2006; 488 words ; ...three members of the socalled "Kerajaan Sunda Nusantara" in Pabuaran, Jayanti subdistrict...police on the operation of the "Kerajaan Sunda" in the area. But he has yet to be sure whether "Kerajaan Sunda" could be classified as a dangerous organization...
SAMBA SUNDA" BACK FROM EUROPEAN TOUR.
News Wire article from: ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia); 8/31/2003; 506 words ; ...ANTARA) - The ethnic musical group "Samba Sunda" has ended its two-month tour of five...Germany and Belgium. Chief of Samba Sunda, Ismet Ruhimat, said Sunday the group...the group. According to Ismet, Samba Sunda has the opportunity to participate in the...
Brinkmanship and deterrence success during the Anglo-Indonesian Sunda Straits Crisis, 1964-1966.
Magazine article from: Journal of Southeast Asian Studies; 10/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...approached the brink of war at the height of the Sunda Straits Crisis in September 1964. Using newly...task force through the Indonesian-claimed Sunda Straits between Sumatra and Java. The resulting Sunda Straits Crisis has been dubbed by historians...
NJ-Born Comic Sunda Croonquist Brings Her "Kosher Soul Food" To Stand Up New York On August 21st
Newspaper article from: The Culvert Chronicles; 8/14/2008; ; 660 words ; ...rare East coast appearance, comedienne Sunda Croonquist will serve a generous portion...always having her involved in the arts, Sunda knew she wanted to be an entertainer at...At a chance encounter in New York City, Sunda was joking around at a party when she met...
MoU ON ACCELERATED SUNDA STRAIT BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION SIGNED.
News Wire article from: ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia); 8/10/2007; 700+ words ; ...understanding on accelerated construction of the Sunda Strait Bridge project. A similar MoU was...to the realization of the project. The Sunda Strait Bridge would be the first bridge...experimental design of such project over the Sunda Strait. In 1986, President Soeharto apointed...
SUNDA STRAIT BRIDGE TO SMOOTH JAVA-SUMATRA ECONOMIC LINKAGES : OBSERVER.
News Wire article from: ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia); 5/3/2007; 624 words ; ...constructing a 29-km bridge over the Sunda Strait to connect Merak port on Java island...Sirojudin said transportation density in the Sunda Strait was far higher than that between...government to organize an expose on the Sunda Strait bridge project. The event was expected...
No royal lodging for two `Sunda princesses'
Newspaper article from: The Malay Mail; 2/29/2008; 477 words ; ...claimed to be princesses from the ancient Sunda Empire, were each sentenced to a total...forged diplomatic passports from the Sunda Empire that were purportedly issued in...they had with them passports issued by the Sunda Democratic Empire, but Sunda is not recognised...
'SUNDA,' 'PARLEY' ENLIVENED AIRWAVES.(Living)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 12/19/2005; 700+ words ; ...to the colorful parade? How about soap opera star Sunda Love? That's Sunda, not Sunday. Back to the males. There was Olan...have ever had dinner with or worked with a Deems or a Sunda or an Olan or even a Harlow. When I was a Pfc. with...
Indonesia : Sunda Strait bridge construction plan cost-ineffective.
News Wire article from: TendersInfo; 8/24/2009; 700+ words ; ...to build the world s longest bridge over Sunda Strait connecting Java and Sumatra has...bridge connecting Java and Madura. The Sunda Strait bridge is planned to consist of...the sea amid the strong current of the Sunda Strait, while the area is volcanically...