"Sunda" denotes the continental shelves or landmasses: the Sunda Shelf in the west and the Sahul/Arafuru Shelf in the east. Other terms associated with "Sunda" include the Sunda Island …

Sunda Islands, group of islands extending from the Malay Peninsula to the Moluccas southeast of the Asiatic mainland toward New Guinea. They include the Greater Sundas (Sumatra, Java, …

Jan 27, 2025 · Sunda, with its unique geographic features, has played a significant role in the cultural and economic development of the islands. Historically, the region has been a hub for …

Rising sea levels in three massive pulses may have caused flooding and the submerging of the Sunda continent, creating the Java and South China Seas and the thousands of islands that …

Jan 12, 2018 · Sundaland encompasses the Sunda-shelf which is a tectonically stable extension of the continental shelf of Southeast Asia which was exposed during the last glacial era in the …

Sep 15, 2024 · In addition to their rich culture, the Sundanese people speak Bahasa Sunda, a language distinct from Bahasa Indonesia. While it shares some similarities with the Javanese …

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, which lie E of Java and include …

Sundanese, one of the three principal ethnic groups of the island of Java, Indonesia. The Sundanese, estimated to number about 32 million in the early 21st century, are a highland …

Sunda Islands (sŭn´də), mainly in Indonesia, between the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean, comprising the western part of the Malay Archipelago.

The oral tradition of Sundanese people is called Pantun Sunda, a chant of poetic verses employed for story-telling. It is the counterpart of the Javanese tembang, similar to but …