Sunda Strait
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The Sunda Strait is a narrow waterway in Indonesia that separates the islands of Java and Sumatra, connecting the Java Sea with the Indian Ocean.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
strait
ⓘ
waterway ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Banten
ⓘ
surface form:
Banten Province
Lampung ⓘ
surface form:
Lampung Province
|
| climate | tropical ⓘ |
| connects |
Indian Ocean
ⓘ
Java Sea ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
Indian Ocean trade routes
ⓘ
Java Sea trade routes ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| etymology | named after the Sunda ethnic group ⓘ |
| governingCountry | Indonesia ⓘ |
| hasFerryRoute | Merak–Bakauheni ferry route ⓘ |
| hasHazard |
shallow areas
ⓘ
strong tidal currents ⓘ volcanic tsunamis ⓘ |
| hasIslandGroup | Sangiang Island and nearby islets ⓘ |
| hasNavigationChallenge |
frequent fog and storms
ⓘ
variable depths ⓘ |
| hasStrongCurrent | true ⓘ |
| hasVolcanicActivityNearby | true ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
1883 Krakatoa eruption affected the strait
ⓘ
2018 Anak Krakatau eruption and tsunami ⓘ |
| isMajorShippingRoute | true ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Indonesian seas ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lesser Sunda Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Lesser Sunda Islands region
Malay Archipelago ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| maximumWidth |
over 100 kilometers
ⓘ
over 62 miles ⓘ |
| minimumWidth |
about 15 miles
ⓘ
about 24 kilometers ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Indonesian ⓘ |
| nearbyIsland |
Krakatoa
ⓘ
surface form:
Anak Krakatau
Krakatoa ⓘ |
| ocean | Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf | Indonesian archipelagic sea lanes ⓘ |
| region |
western Indonesia
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Indonesia
|
| salinity | oceanic ⓘ |
| sea | Java Sea ⓘ |
| separates |
Java
ⓘ
Sumatra ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | regional shipping and naval passage ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | Sunda Arc ⓘ |
| usedFor |
international maritime transport
ⓘ
local inter-island transport ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | marine strait ⓘ |
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