Greater Sunda Islands
group of four islands in the Malayo-Indonesian Archipelago
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The Greater Sunda Islands are a group of four large islands located in the Malayo-Indonesian Archipelago in Southeast Asia. These islands are geographically significant as they form a major part of the Indonesian region and the broader Southeast Asian landscape.
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The Greater Sunda Islands (Indonesian and Malay: Kepulauan Sunda Besar) are four tropical islands situated within the Indonesian Archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean. The islands, Borneo, Java, Sulawesi and Sumatra, are internationally recognised for their ecological diversity and rich culture. Together with the Lesser Sunda Islands to their southeast, they comprise the archipelago known as the Sunda Islands.
Mainly part of Indonesia, each island is diverse in its ethnicity, culture and biological attributes. The islands have a long and rich history which has shaped their cultural backgrounds.