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.


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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

Referenced by (17)

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Bandar Lampung borderedBy Sunda Strait
Lampung borders Sunda Strait
Banten bordersBodyOfWater Sunda Strait
Java Sea connectedTo Sunda Strait
Srivijaya Empire controlledRoute Sunda Strait
Maritime Southeast Asia crossedBy Sunda Strait
Indo-Pacific region hasPart Sunda Strait
Indonesian archipelago hasStrait Sunda Strait
Java hasStrait Sunda Strait
Indian Ocean hasStrategicStrait Sunda Strait
Krakatoa locatedIn Sunda Strait
Bandar Lampung locatedOnBodyOfWater Sunda Strait
Battle of the Sunda Strait location Sunda Strait
Java Trench near Sunda Strait
Sumatra separatedBy Sunda Strait