Lombok Strait

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Lombok Strait is a deep, narrow waterway between the Indonesian islands of Bali and Lombok that serves as a major international shipping route and alternative passage to the nearby Strait of Malacca.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international shipping route
strait
alternativeTo Strait of Malacca
borders Bali Sea
Indian Ocean
climateZone tropical
connects Indian Ocean
Java Sea
country Indonesia
ecoregionBoundary the Wallace Line
surface form: Wallace Line
governedBy Indonesian maritime law
hasCharacteristic deep
narrow
significant tidal flows
strong currents
hasFeature steep underwater topography
upwelling zones
influences local fisheries
regional ocean circulation
knownFor popular diving sites
rich marine biodiversity
locatedIn Lesser Sunda Islands
Southeast Asia
navigationHazard strong currents for small vessels
nearbyIsland Nusa Ceningan
Nusa Lembongan
Nusa Penida
oceanographicRole conduit for Pacific to Indian Ocean water transport
partOf Indonesian Throughflow
Indonesian archipelagic sea lanes
global maritime trade network
passesThrough Indonesian archipelagic waters
region Bali
surface form: Bali Province

West Nusa Tenggara
surface form: West Nusa Tenggara Province
separates Bali
Lombok
shippingLaneStatus heavily trafficked
strategicImportance alternative deep-draft route to Malacca Strait
major sea lane for East Asia–Middle East trade
usedBy LNG carriers
container ships
naval vessels
usedFor bulk carrier traffic
international maritime trade
oil tanker traffic

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Nusa Tenggara contains Lombok Strait
Maritime Southeast Asia crossedBy Lombok Strait
subject surface form: Wallace Line
Strait of Malacca hasAlternativeRoute Lombok Strait
Lombok hasMarineArea Lombok Strait
Indo-Pacific region hasPart Lombok Strait
Indonesian archipelago hasStrait Lombok Strait
Bali Sea hasStraitConnection Lombok Strait
Indian Ocean hasStrategicStrait Lombok Strait
the Wallace Line nearbySea Lombok Strait
subject surface form: Wallace Line
Greater Sunda Islands separatedBy Lombok Strait