At 4:53 PM +0200 4/29/02, Endre St�lsvik wrote:
>But why did Jakarta end up with that rather nonsense name?

Jakarta is an island in Indonesia, as is Java.

I like the name myself.  But then, I don't really agree with your
initial concern.

Joe

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