Greater Sunda Islands

Greater Sunda Islands
Native name:
Kepulauan Sunda Besar
The Greater Sunda Islands in blue
Geography
LocationIndonesian Archipelago
Coordinates0°00′N 110°00′E / 0.000°N 110.000°E / 0.000; 110.000
ArchipelagoGreater Sunda Islands
Total islands4
Major islandsSumatra, Sulawesi, Borneo, Java (sometimes the smaller islands of Madura, Bangka, Belitung, Banggai Islands, and Riau Islands are also included administratively)
Highest elevation4,095 m (13435 ft)
Highest pointMount Kinabalu
Administration
DistrictsTemburong
Tutong
Belait
Brunei-Muara
ProvincesAceh
North Sumatra
West Sumatra
Riau
Jambi
Bengkulu
South Sumatra
Lampung
Banten
Jakarta
West Java
Central Java
Yogyakarta
East Java
West Kalimantan
Central Kalimantan
North Kalimantan
East Kalimantan
South Kalimantan
South Sulawesi
Central Sulawesi
West Sulawesi
Southeast Sulawesi
Gorontalo
North Sulawesi
States and Federal TerritoriesSarawak
Sabah
Labuan
Demographics
Population253 million (2020)
Ethnic groupsJavanese, Sundanese, Malay, Batak, Minangkabau, Acehnese other Indonesians and Austronesians

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.