Greater Sunda Islands

The Great Sunda Islands are a group of islands in the Malay Archipelago. Together with the small Sunda Islands they form the Sunda Islands.

Concept and definition

In a narrower sense are only the four largest islands this:

• Sumatra
• Java
• Borneo ( Indonesian Kalimantan )
• Sulawesi

With 1.5 million square kilometers and about 180 million people, it is the largest archipelago in the world (only Greenland is larger in area ).

In addition to the north of Borneo constitute the main part of the islands of Indonesia. In Borneo there are East Malaysia and Brunei.

In a broader sense also the upstream and intermediate smaller islands are added in, total, these are several hundred.

The southern of the islands forming the boundary between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. The Java Sea as part of the Australasian Mediterranean Sea Close to the Pacific, as well as the South China Sea in the north.

Smaller islands

To the main islands of the great Sunda islands around there are many small islands and island groups. These include:

In Sumatra:

• Bengkalis, Rupat and Padang off the northeastern coast
• Riau Islands to the east
• Lingga Islands south of the Riau Islands
• Anambas islands further to the northeast, in the South China Sea
• Nias, Simeulue and Siberut off the southwest coast

In Borneo:

• Natuna Islands in the North West, the South China Sea

In Java:

• Madura
• Karimunjawa Islands

In Sulawesi:

• Togean Islands
• Banggai Islands
• Sangihe Islands

Sumatra with Bengkalis, Rupat and Padang; Nias, Simeulue and Siberut | Riau Islands | Lingga Islands | Anambasinseln

Java with Madura | Karimunjawa Islands

Borneo | Natuna Islands

Sulawesi with Togean Islands, Buton and Muna | Banggai Islands | Sangihe Islands

• Archipelago (Indonesia)
• Archipelago (Malaysia)
• Archipelago ( Sunda )
• Archipelago (Asia)
• Archipelago ( Australasian Mediterranean)