Greater Sunda Islands

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Greater Sunda Islands

pl n (Placename) a group of islands in the W Malay Archipelago, forming the larger part of the Sunda Islands: consists of Borneo, Sumatra, Java, and Sulawesi

Sun′da Is′lands

(ˈsʌn də)
n.pl. a chain of islands in Indonesia, in the Malay Archipelago, including Borneo, Sumatra, Java, and Sulawesi (Greater Sunda Islands) and a group of smaller islands extending E from Java to Timor (Lesser Sunda Islands).

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Greater Sunda Islands - a chain of islands including Borneo and Celebes and Java and SumatraSunda Islands - a chain of islands in the western Malay Archipelago

Greater Sunda Islands

the main part of the Malay Archipelago, including the islands of Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, and Sulawesi. They are located in an Alpine geosynclinal region and characterized by present-day active volcanoes and the predominance of equatorial forest topography. Except for the northern districts of Kalimantan Island (where part of Malaysia is located) and Brunei (a protec torate of Great Britain), the Greater Sunda Islands are part of Indonesia.

Greater Sunda Islands

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noun a chain of islands including Borneo and Celebes and Java and Sumatra

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