[Kevmo]

sounds familiar, but a ping nonetheless

[BuffaloJack]

Calling Indiana Jones.

[bgill]

Thought putting my lifesize eighth-century Buddhist statue studded with precious gems there would keep it safe.

[blam]

I've been throught the Straits of Malacca a few times...lots of pirates there, even today.

Until about 7,000 years ago, the ocean levels were so low (ice from the Ice Age was still melting) that water craft/ships could not pass through there. Once the passage was open, The Wise Men From The East were able to travel through.

Sundaland

And, nearby:

Taman Negara: The 130-Million-Year-Old Rainforest

Remember that the Himalayas are only 55 million years old.

[SuperLuminal]

Dang!
I knew I should have moved all that stuff to a safer hiding place...

IAC, it’s good that I never let my weapons fall out of my boat into the water... Handy & dry for that coming day...

[redinIllinois]

Wow!!

Thanks for posting