The Sunda Strait is narrow and shallow in the eastern part, but wide and deep in the western part. The strait connects the Jawa Sea and the Indian Ocean. It is filled with mixed saline water from the Jawa Sea during all months but November, so that virtually no influence of the Indian Ocean is noted in the western part of the Jawa Sea (Suriaatmadja 1956).
The Sunda Strait is situated between the island of Java and Sumatra, connecting the Java Sea in the north and the Indian Ocean in the South. In the northern part the strait is narrower and shallower than in the southern part. The narrowest part in the north is only about 24 km wide with depth of less than 8 m.
What does a disastrous volcano have to do with tourism? Before a volcano is looked upon with fear because of the damage it caused, it is necessary to see all volcanic damage in perspective : According to Cliff0llier : " In the past 500 years volcanoes have probably killed, directly or indirectly over 200.00 people of who, about half died in the eruptions of Tambora, Krakatau, Mont Pelee. This …