Java Island

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Indonesia’s main island of Java has been recently hit by a massive landslide in which at least 8 people have been reported to be killed.

About Java Island

• It is a very large island in the country of Indonesia. 
• It is the 13th largest island globally. It is also the fifth largest in Indonesia. 
• It’s part of the Greater Sunda Islands, which also includes Sumatra, Borneo, and Sulawesi.  
• To the north of the island is the Java Sea, across which the island of Borneo is found. 
• To the south is part of the Indian Ocean.
• To Java’s northwest, across the Sunda Strait, is the island of Sumatra.
• Java was created by volcanoes. This happened because the Australian Plate slid under the Sunda Plate.  
• History:
  • It was once the center of powerful Hindu-Buddhist kingdoms. 
  • Later, Islamic sultanates ruled the island. 
  • It also became the main part of the colonial Dutch East Indies. 
  • Java was key to Indonesia’s fight for independence in the 1930s and 1940s.
• Java is the most populated island in the world. 
  • About 156.4 million people live there. This means about 56% of all Indonesians call Java home. 
• Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital city, is on Java’s northwest coast.

Source: WION

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