August 1883 saw the world tremble with the eruption of Krakatau, a volcano in the Sunda Strait connecting the Java Sea and the Indian Ocean. The Krakatau eruption had an explosive force of a ...

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Its biological importance is, of course, due to the fact that Krakatau is now one of a group of four (formerly three) islands in the middle of the Sunda Strait, Krakatau itself being 40 km.

Many lost their homes when the Sunda Strait tsunami tore into coastal areas on Dec. 22, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake that robbed legions of their homes and livelihoods. It claimed 437 ...

Its most suitable place is near Indonesia. There are four entry exit points for the South China Sea: the Malacca Strait, the Sunda Strait, the Lombok Strait and the Ombai Strait. Ships going to ...