Dire Straits! Bring back the Sumatra - Java strait + Add more straits

[halfpastnein]

the width of the Sunda Strait is 24 km and the average depth is 20 m. it is, for some reason, not a crossable strait. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunda_Strait
the strait between Goldingen (#39) and Osel (#35) has a distance of about ~60 km. it is a crossable strait.
the distance between ibiza(#4560) and baleares(#333) is over a 100 km. it is a crossable strait.

and then there is the kurlis... connected to hokkaido but not to kamchatka. why? kamchatka is much closer than Hokkaido.

someone explain to me please why the Sunda Strait is not a crossable strait. looking at the available ingame straits, it seem ridiculous to me the Sunda Strait was removed.

there are many more such examples of sorry and missing straits. this post welcomes any additional Strait suggestions (that aren't calais - kent)

Spoiler

This post idea started when I was playing Malacca > Malaya and became HEAVILY bothered by the missing strait between Sumatra - Java. Shortly after I saw this suggestion by Lukas the Great.

 

[PrussicAcid]

The comparison with other straits wider than Sunda make your point valid. But personally, I'm for the suppression of all straits. Islands are islands.

 

[RMS Oceanic]

The comparison with other straits wider than Sunda make your point valid. But personally, I'm for the suppression of all straits. Islands are islands.

This will make war with the Ottomans rather awkward, given they start with straits in the middle of their country.

 

[PrussicAcid]

This will make war with the Ottomans rather awkward, given they start with straits in the middle of their country.

Fair enough!

 

[macky527]

Funnily enough, I remember the Sunda Straits used to exist in 1.30. They removed them in leviathan.