Makassar Strait

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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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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Makasar Strait 1
Makassar Strait and surrounding waters 1
Selat Makassar 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf sea passage ⓘ
strait ⓘ
borderedBy East Kalimantan ⓘ
South Kalimantan ⓘ
South Sulawesi ⓘ
West Sulawesi ⓘ
connects Celebes Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Molucca Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 (24)

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

Greater Sunda Islands → borderedBy → Makassar Strait ⓘ
Kalimantan → borderedBy → Makassar Strait ⓘ
South Sulawesi → borderedBy → Makassar Strait ⓘ
West Sulawesi → borderedBy → Makassar Strait ⓘ
Celebes Sea → connectedTo → Makassar Strait ⓘ
Java Sea → connectedTo → Makassar Strait ⓘ
Maritime Southeast Asia → crossedBy → Makassar Strait ⓘ
subject surface form: Wallace Line
Strait of Malacca → hasAlternativeRoute → Makassar Strait ⓘ
South Sulawesi → hasBodyOfWater → Makassar Strait ⓘ
Balikpapan → hasCoastOn → Makassar Strait ⓘ
West Sulawesi → hasCoastlineOn → Makassar Strait ⓘ
Indonesian archipelago → hasStrait → Makassar Strait ⓘ
Bali Sea → hasStraitConnection → Makassar Strait ⓘ
this entity surface form: Makasar Strait
Makassar Strait → knownAs → Makassar Strait ⓘ
this entity surface form: Selat Makassar
Makassar Strait → knownAs → Makassar Strait ⓘ
this entity surface form: Strait of Makassar
Borneo → locatedInBodyOfWater → Makassar Strait ⓘ
Palu → locatedOn → Makassar Strait ⓘ
Makassar → locatedOnBodyOfWater → Makassar Strait ⓘ
Battle of the Makassar Strait → location → Makassar Strait ⓘ
Gulf of Boni → marineEcoregion → Makassar Strait ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sulawesi Sea–Makassar Strait–Bone Gulf ecoregion
this entity surface form: Makassar Strait and surrounding waters
the Wallace Line → nearbySea → Makassar Strait ⓘ
subject surface form: Wallace Line
Greater Sunda Islands → separatedBy → Makassar Strait ⓘ