Greater Sunda Islands

E36967

archipelago island group

The Greater Sunda Islands are a major group of large islands in maritime Southeast Asia, including Java, Sumatra, Borneo, and Sulawesi, known for their rich biodiversity and dense human populations.

Aliases (3)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archipelago → island group →
biogeographicalBoundaryNear	Wallace Line →
borderedBy	Celebes Sea → Indian Ocean → Java Sea → Makassar Strait → Pacific Ocean → South China Sea → Strait of Malacca →
climate	tropical monsoon climate → tropical rainforest climate →
containsLargestIslandPortionOf	Borneo →
containsMostPopulousIsland	Java →
countryTerritory	Brunei → East Timor → Indonesia → Malaysia →
economicActivity	agriculture → mining → plantation agriculture → timber extraction →
ecoregion	Sundaland biodiversity hotspot →
geologicalFeature	part of Sunda Shelf → volcanic arcs →
hasPart	Borneo → Java → Sulawesi → Sumatra →
knownFor	dense human population → high levels of endemism → rich biodiversity → tropical rainforests →
languageFamilyDominant	Austronesian languages →
locatedIn	Southeast Asia → tropical zone →
majorIsland	Borneo → Java → Sulawesi → Sumatra →
partOf	Malay Archipelago → Maritime Southeast Asia → Sunda Islands →
religionMajority	Islam →
separatedBy	Lombok Strait → Makassar Strait →
separatedFrom	Lesser Sunda Islands →
threat	deforestation → habitat loss →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Borneo → Java → Sumatra →	partOf
Nusa Tenggara ("Sunda Islands") →	contains
Greater Sunda Islands ("Sundaland biodiversity hotspot") →	ecoregion
Indonesian archipelago →	hasSubregion
Komodo ("Sunda Islands") →	partOfArchipelago
West Java →	partOfIslandGroup
Karimata Strait ("Greater Sunda Islands region") →	region