Ombai Strait
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Ombai Strait is a narrow sea passage in Southeast Asia that separates Timor Island from the Alor Archipelago and forms part of an important deep-water shipping and oceanographic route between the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ombai Strait canonical | 9 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
sea passage
ⓘ
strait ⓘ |
| borders | Timor-Leste ⓘ |
| connects |
Banda Sea
ⓘ
Indian Ocean ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ Savu Sea ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| governedBy | United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversity | rich marine ecosystems ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
deep-water channel
ⓘ
narrow ⓘ |
| hasCurrent | strong tidal currents ⓘ |
| hasOceanographicRole |
conduit for warm, low-salinity Pacific waters into the Indian Ocean
ⓘ
important for global thermohaline circulation ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| near |
Alor Island
ⓘ
Atauro Island ⓘ north coast of Timor Island ⓘ |
| partOf |
Indonesian Throughflow
ⓘ
surface form:
Indonesian Throughflow pathway
Indonesian archipelagic sea lanes ⓘ
surface form:
Indonesian archipelagic sea lanes system
maritime route between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| region | Lesser Sunda Islands ⓘ |
| separates |
Alor archipelago
ⓘ
surface form:
Alor Archipelago
Timor ⓘ
surface form:
Timor Island
|
| usedFor |
international shipping
ⓘ
oceanographic research ⓘ submarine navigation ⓘ |
| waterwayType | international strait ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Wallace Line