Geography of Indonesia is responsible for the creation of the Sunda Trench, and mountain ranges across Sumatra, Java, and the Lesser Sunda Islands. Many great earthquakes occurred in the vicinity of the fault, such as the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. Mount Merapi, located in the Java portion of the megathrust, is the most active volcano in Indonesia and is designated as one of world's Decade Volcanoes due to the hazard it poses to the surrounding populated areas. The northern part of Sulawesi and Maluku Islands lie on the convergence of Sunda Plate and Molucca Sea Plate, making it an active tectonic region with
Java, New York Java, New York Java (pronounced JAY-va) is a town in Wyoming County, New York. The population was 2,057 at the 2010 census. The Town of Java is on the western border of Wyoming County. The Town of Java was founded in 1832 from part of the Town of Arcade (then the Town of China). It was named after the island of Java. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (0.47%) is water. The largest body of water in Java is Java Lake, which is the headwaters of