Sunda Islands
western part of the Malayo-Indonesian Archipelago
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Summary
Sunda Islands is an island group[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of island group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,600 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Indonesia[3]
- Located in or next to body of water: Indian Ocean[4]
- Part of: Malayo-Indonesian Archipelago[5]
- Has part(s): Greater Sunda Islands[6], Lesser Sunda Islands[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Sunda Islands[8]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[9], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12]
- Elevation above sea level: 4095 m[13]
- Area: 1,700,000 km²[14]
- Name: Soenda[15], Sonda[16], Sonda uharteak[17], Sunda[18], Sunda-Ailounde[19], Sundaeyjar[20], Sundaj Insuloj[21], Sundajski[22], Sunda saared[23], Sundasaaret[24], Sundos salos[25], Sundska ostrva[26], Sundski otoci[27], Szunda-szigetek[28]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[29]
Why It Matters
Sunda Islands has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]