Battle of Java (1942) Ambon and Netherlands New Guinea) became the responsibility of the Imperial Navy. The other units were deployed to other combat areas in the Pacific or returned to Japan. The surrender of the Dutch marked the end of the ABDA defence in the Dutch East Indies and the collapse of the "Malay Barrier" (or "East Indies Barrier"). Because the Allied naval force had been destroyed, the Indian Ocean and the approach to Australia lay open to the Imperial Japanese Navy. Battle of Java (1942) The Battle of Java (Invasion of Java, Operation J) was a battle of the Pacific theatre of
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