Panaitan(Prinsen, or Prince's Island; sometimes also Princess Island) (1450 m) is an island in theSunda Strait,betweenJavaandSumatra,and in theIndonesianprovince ofBanten.It is the largest island in the strait, and is located near the westernmost tip of Java (Java Head). Like the nearbyKrakatoa,it too is volcanic in origin, although there are no known historic eruptions. The name 'Prince's Island' apparently is because the island was considered the property of Javan princes. Administratively, the island is a part ofPandeglang Regency.
 The Sunda Strait - with Panaitan identified | |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Southeast Asia |
| Administration | |
| Province | Banten |
| Regency | Pandeglang |
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Panaitan did not suffer as badly from the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa as many of the other islands in the area did, only the north and eastern parts of the island were hit by thetsunamis,and only about 55 bodies were found later. These included ahajjiwith royal permission to cut wood and about 50 squatters.
The island is the location of multiple world class surfing waves. It covers roughly 170 square kilometers.[1]
Panaitan island is a part ofUjung Kulon National Park.
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Simkin & Fiske:Krakatau 1883: The Volcanic Eruption & Its Effects(1983)
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