Makassar Strait

E75150

sea passage strait

The Makassar Strait is a major sea passage in Indonesia that separates the islands of Borneo and Sulawesi and forms part of an important shipping route between the Pacific and Indian Oceans.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Makassar Strait canonical	54
Selat Makassar	2
Makasar Strait	1
Makassar Strait and surrounding waters	1
Makassar Strait area	1
Makassar Strait coast of East Kalimantan	1
Makassar Strait coastline	1
Makassar Strait shipping lanes	1
Strait of Makassar	1
Sulawesi Sea–Makassar Strait–Bone Gulf ecoregion	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	sea passage ⓘ strait ⓘ
borderedBy	East Kalimantan ⓘ South Kalimantan ⓘ South Sulawesi ⓘ West Sulawesi ⓘ
connects	Celebes Sea ⓘ Indian Ocean ⓘ Java Sea ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ
country	Indonesia ⓘ
flowsDirection	generally north to south ⓘ
governedBy	Indonesian territorial waters ⓘ
hasAverageDepth	approximately 1350 metres ⓘ
hasClimate	tropical monsoon climate ⓘ
hasCurrents	strong southward surface current ⓘ
hasLength	approximately 900 kilometres ⓘ
hasMajorPort	Balikpapan ⓘ Bontang ⓘ Makassar ⓘ Samarinda ⓘ
hasMaximumDepth	approximately 2450 metres ⓘ
hasNavigationHazard	heavy traffic congestion ⓘ seasonal storms ⓘ
hasNearbySea	Flores Sea ⓘ Molucca Sea ⓘ
hasWidth	approximately 130 to 300 kilometres ⓘ
isRouteFor	LNG shipments ⓘ coal exports ⓘ container shipping ⓘ
knownAs	Makassar Strait ⓘ surface form: Selat Makassar Makassar Strait ⓘ surface form: Strait of Makassar
knownFor	rich marine biodiversity ⓘ strategic maritime importance ⓘ
locatedIn	Maritime Southeast Asia ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ tropical region ⓘ
partOf	Indonesian Throughflow ⓘ Indonesian archipelago ⓘ Indonesian archipelagic sea lanes ⓘ surface form: Indonesia–Australia–Asia shipping route Indonesian Throughflow ⓘ surface form: Western Pacific–Indian Ocean exchange
separates	Borneo ⓘ Celebes ⓘ surface form: Sulawesi
usedSince	ancient maritime trade era ⓘ
waterwayFor	bulk carriers ⓘ international shipping ⓘ oil tankers ⓘ

Referenced by (64)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Borneo → locatedInBodyOfWater → Makassar Strait ⓘ

Celebes Sea → connectedTo → Makassar Strait ⓘ

Java Sea → connectedTo → Makassar Strait ⓘ

Makassar → locatedOnBodyOfWater → Makassar Strait ⓘ

Bali Sea → hasStraitConnection → Makassar Strait ⓘ

this entity surface form: Makasar Strait

Maritime Southeast Asia → crossedBy → Makassar Strait ⓘ

Indonesian archipelago → hasStrait → Makassar Strait ⓘ

Greater Sunda Islands → borderedBy → Makassar Strait ⓘ

Greater Sunda Islands → separatedBy → Makassar Strait ⓘ

Strait of Malacca → hasAlternativeRoute → Makassar Strait ⓘ

South Sulawesi → hasBodyOfWater → Makassar Strait ⓘ

South Sulawesi → borderedBy → Makassar Strait ⓘ

Kalimantan → borderedBy → Makassar Strait ⓘ

West Sulawesi → hasCoastlineOn → Makassar Strait ⓘ

West Sulawesi → borderedBy → Makassar Strait ⓘ

Palu → locatedOn → Makassar Strait ⓘ

Gulf of Boni → marineEcoregion → Makassar Strait ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sulawesi Sea–Makassar Strait–Bone Gulf ecoregion

Balikpapan → hasCoastOn → Makassar Strait ⓘ

Makassar Strait → knownAs → Makassar Strait ⓘ

this entity surface form: Selat Makassar

Makassar Strait → knownAs → Makassar Strait ⓘ

this entity surface form: Strait of Makassar

Wallace Line concept in biogeography → crosses → Makassar Strait ⓘ

subject surface form: Wallace Line

the Wallace Line → nearbySea → Makassar Strait ⓘ

subject surface form: Wallace Line

Battle of the Makassar Strait → location → Makassar Strait ⓘ

Battle of the Makassar Strait → navalTheater → Makassar Strait ⓘ

this entity surface form: Makassar Strait and surrounding waters

Flores Sea → connectedTo → Makassar Strait ⓘ

Laut Sulawesi → connectedTo → Makassar Strait ⓘ

this entity surface form: Selat Makassar

pinisi ship → operatedIn → Makassar Strait ⓘ

Buginese language → region → Makassar Strait ⓘ

this entity surface form: Makassar Strait area

Fort Rotterdam → nearbyWaterbody → Makassar Strait ⓘ

Paotere Harbor → hasViewOf → Makassar Strait ⓘ

Macassar → locatedInSeaRegion → Makassar Strait ⓘ

Macassar → locatedOnCoastOf → Makassar Strait ⓘ

Mahakam River → mouth → Makassar Strait ⓘ

Mahakam River → flowsInto → Makassar Strait ⓘ

Mahakam River → deltaLocation → Makassar Strait ⓘ

this entity surface form: Makassar Strait coast of East Kalimantan

Losari Beach → overlooks → Makassar Strait ⓘ

Indonesian archipelagic sea lanes → relatedTo → Makassar Strait ⓘ

South Kalimantan → borderedBy → Makassar Strait ⓘ

Sulawesi region → borderedBy → Makassar Strait ⓘ

Indonesian Throughflow → majorPathway → Makassar Strait ⓘ

Supreme Allied Commander, South East Asia Command → appliesToJurisdiction → Makassar Strait ⓘ

East Kalimantan → borderedBy → Makassar Strait ⓘ

Mamuju → locatedOnBodyOfWater → Makassar Strait ⓘ

Polewali → locatedOn → Makassar Strait ⓘ

Polewali → hasCoastlineOn → Makassar Strait ⓘ

Palu Bay → bodyOfWater → Makassar Strait ⓘ

Port of Pantoloan → bodyOfWater → Makassar Strait ⓘ

Parepare → locatedOnCoastOf → Makassar Strait ⓘ

Parepare → hasSeaAccessTo → Makassar Strait ⓘ

this entity surface form: Makassar Strait shipping lanes

Pinrang Regency → hasCoastlineOn → Makassar Strait ⓘ