Image LombokStrait.png right 400px thumb The LombokStrait Indonesian Selat Lombok is a strait connecting the Java Sea to the Indian Ocean , located between the island s of Bali and Lombok in Indonesia . The Gili Islands are on the Lombok side. Its narrowest point is at its southern opening, with a width of only 18 km, but at the northern opening it is 40 km across. Total length is about 60 km. Because it is 250 m deep ref cite web url http www.tos.org oceanography issues issue archive issue pdfs 18 4 18.4 susanto et al.pdf title Ocean Internal Waves Observed in the LombokStrait pages p. 83 last Susanto first R. Dwi coauthors Leonid Mitnik, and Quanan Zheng month December year 2005 format PDF work Oceanography publisher The Oceanography Society accessdate 2008 05 16 ref much deeper than the Strait of Malacca ships that draw too much water to pass through Malacca so called post Malaccamax vessels often use the LombokStrait, instead. The LombokStrait is notable as one of the main passages for the Indonesian Throughflow that exchanges water between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean . It is also part of the Biogeography biogeographical boundary between the fauna ... biomes . Biologists believe it was the depth of the LombokStrait itself that kept the animals ... of Asia. They shared the Asian fauna. The LombokStrait s deep water kept Lombok and the Lesser Sunda ..., colonized by Australasian fauna. See also Alas Strait , on the opposite side east of Lombok Sunda Strait Makassar Strait Wallace Line Notes reflist References van Oosterzee, Penny 1997 . Where Worlds ... of Indonesia Category Straits of the Indian Ocean Category West Nusa Tenggara Category Lombok Bali geo stub interwiki cs Lombock pr liv de Lombokstra e et Lomboki v in es Estrecho de Lombok fr D troit de Lombok fy Lombokstrjitte ko id Selat Lombok it Stretto di Lombok ku Tengava Lombok ms Selat Lombok nl Straat Lombok ja nn Lomboksundet pl Cie nina Lombok pt Estreito de Lombok ru ... more details
seen from Gili Air The LombokStrait lies to the immediate west of the island and this waterway ... date accessdate 2010 10 06 ref To the east of Lombok lies the Alas Strait , a narrow ... goods come across the LombokStrait by sea or air links. Only 25 miles separate the two islands ...Infobox islands name Lombok image name Lombok Topography.png image caption Topography of the island native ... , Arab Indonesian s Lombok is an island in West Nusa Tenggara Nusa Tenggara Barat or NTB province, Indonesia . It forms part of the chain of the Lesser Sunda Islands , with the LombokStrait separating it from Bali to the west and the Alas Strait between it and Sumbawa to the east. It is roughly ... along with the provincial capital Mataram. Administration Lombok is under the administration ... regencies, North Lombok Regency , Central Lombok Regency , East Lombok Regency and West Lombok ... city Mataram in West Lombok. History Little is known about the Lombok before the seventeenth century ... who took control of western Lombok in the early seventeenth century. The Makassarese meanwhile invaded eastern Lombok from their colonies in neighbouring Sumbawa . The Dutch people Dutch had first visited Lombok in 1674 and the Dutch East India Company concluded its first treaty with the Sasak Princess of Lombok. The Balinese had managed to take over the whole island by 1750, but Balinese infighting ... brought its rivals under control. Relations between the Sasak and Balinese in western Lombok ... became a kind of serf and Sasak aristocracy lost much of its power and land holdings. File Lombok 1894 J. Hoynck van Papendrecht 1858 1933.jpg thumb left Dutch intervention in Lombok and Karangasem ..., Sasak chiefs sent envoys to the Dutch in Bali and invited them to rule Lombok. In June 1894, the governor ... Lombok. He sent a large army to Lombok and the Balinese raja capitulated to Dutch demands. see Dutch intervention in Lombok and Karangasem Dutch intervention in Lombok The younger princes however ... more details
Unreferenced date October 2009 Praya Indonesian Praya or Kecamatan Praya is the capital town of Central Lombok Regency of Lombok island in West Nusa Tenggara , Indonesia. It has an area of 31.12 km2 and 55,041 people. It is a predominantly Muslim town, with minorities of Chinese following Buddhism or Christianity. http www.metro.co.uk news 850622 man jailed for pulling a plug on prayers References reflist coord 8 42 00 S 116 16 59 E source kolossus nlwiki display title Category Populated places in West Nusa Tenggara Indonesia geo stub id Praya, Lombok Tengah jv Praya, Lombok Tengah ms Praya, Lombok Tengah nl Praya ... more details
orphan date August 2010 Infobox Newspaper name The Lombok Times image type Monthly newspaper format Tabloid foundation 2003 owners PT Cikamedia publications headquarters Mataram city Mataram , Indonesia publisher Ni Wayan Novriyanti editor Ferre Horvath website http www.lomboktimes.com www.lomboktimes.com The Lombok Times is an English language newspaper which was founded in 2003 as an information medium for the growing English language speaking community, which consists of both visiting tourists and foreign expatriates in the Indonesia n provinces of West Nusa Tenggara and Bali . With the support of the Nusa Tenggara Barat Government and various local business associations, the paper has become a prime, independent and non political source for local news. Although the name of the paper suggests the paper covers only the island of Lombok, in reality, the publication covers both provinces, both in news coverage and readership. The Lombok Times began publication on November 2003 from a small office in the capital of Lombok , Mataram city Mataram , with an initial circulation of 1,500 copies. Since its first publication, The Lombok Times has been the largest English language newspaper in both Bali and West Nusa Tenggara. In 2005, its circulation reached five thousand copies, to grow into a fifteen thousand copies in 2008. With distribution on various airlines, hotels and touristic areas, readership reaches an estimated fifty thousand per issue. The newspaper is a combination of both regional news and paid advertisements promoting local tourist attractions. The Lombok Times is distributed at no charge. From 1 January 2009, The Lombok Times is published by Cikamedia Publications. References The D partement Of Tourism, Arts and Culture, West Lombok West Lombok Regency Office West Nusa Tenggara Province, Public Relations Dept. Humas . External links portal Indonesia http www.lomboktimes.com Official product site http www.cika.asia Publishing company site id icon Nusa Tenggara ... more details
Labuhan Lombok is a port town in eastern Lombok , Indonesia , 74 kilometres east of the city of Mataram city Mataram . True to the name, which means Port of Lombok , it is best known as the port for ferries to the neighboring island of Sumbawa . ref cite book title Bali and Lombok The Rough Guide ... more details
ocean habitat topics image Strait.svg caption Diagram of a strait A strait or straits is a narrow, navigable ... with strait , although each is sometimes differentiated with varying senses. Many straits are economically ... referred to as such. The term strait is typically reserved for much larger, wider features of the marine ... than wave power or wind power . The Pentland Firth actually a strait may be capable of generating ... Strait in New Zealand may be capable of generating 12GW. ref Renewable energy development http renewableenergydev.com red tidal energy cook strait Tidal Energy Cook Strait ref Navigational legal regime ... are subject to the legal regime of transit passage Strait of Gibraltar , Dover Strait , Strait of Hormuz ... a part of high seas or an exclusive economic zone with the territorial sea of coastal nation Strait of Tiran , Strait of Juan de Fuca , Strait of Baltiysk and 2 in straits formed by an island of a state bordering the strait and its mainland if there exists seaward of the island a route through ... and hydrographical characteristics Strait of Messina , Pentland Firth . There may be no suspension of innocent passage through such straits. Well known straits Details list of straits File Strait of gibraltar.jpg thumb right The Strait of Gibraltar br North is to the left Spain is on the left and Morocco ... Sea and the Arabian Sea . Bass Strait , which lies between mainland Australia and Tasmania , and connects the Southern Ocean with the Pacific Ocean . Bering Strait 85 km , between Alaska and Siberia , which ... the Mediterranean Sea Mediterranean and the Black Sea . Cook Strait , separating the North and South Islands of New Zealand . Strait of Dover 34 km , between England and France , which connects ... translation of strait for naming the city of Detroit . Straits of Florida separate the Florida peninsula from Cuba . The Gulf Stream current originates there. Strait of Gibraltar 14.3 km , the only natural passage between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea . Strait of Hormuz connecting ... more details
www.lombokbaratkab.go.id footnotes West Lombok Regency is a division lang id Kabupaten Lombok Barat of the Indonesia n Province of West Nusa Tenggara . It is located on the island of Lombok and the capital is Gerung city Gerung . Location West Lombok Regency is bounded by North Lombok Regency to the north, Central Lombok Regency to the south East Lombok Regency to the east and the LombokStrait ... Lombok Regency South Lombok Basin Indian Ocean West LombokStrait East Praya Barat Central Lombok ... and passenger ferries that cross the Lombok straight to Padangbai in Bali. LombokStrait Lembar Lombok Padang Bai, Bali , with 12 ferries providing crossings once every hour. Alat Strait Labuhan ... Senggigi across the Lombokstrait westward to Bali via the Gili islands. Fast speedboat services are also ... info name West Lombok Regency settlement type Regency other name small Kabupaten Lombok Barat small ... Senggigi Beach.jpg imagesize image caption Beach at Senggigi in West Lombok image flag flag size image seal Lambang Kabupaten Lombok Barat.jpeg seal size image shield shield size image blank emblem blank emblem type blank emblem size image map Lokasi NTB Kabupaten Lombok Barat.svg mapsize map caption Location of West Lombok Regency in West Nusa Tenggara pushpin map Indonesia pushpin label position ... metro km2 area metro sq mi Population population as of 2008 population footnotes prior to North Lombok ... eruption was in 1847 and last eruption was in May 2010 History The Regency of West Lombok was established in 1958 and included the northern section of Lombok now recently established as the Regency of North Lombok. The West Lombok Administrative Region previously oversaw the West coast, Ampenan, Tanjung, Bayan, Gerung, Gondang and Cakranegara. In 1993 the West Lombok district was separated ... 2000 the capital of West Lombok was moved from Mataram, West Lombok to Gerung in the south of the district ... the services of the West Lombok District at Gerung. Subsequently in 2008 and with the full support ... more details
Strait Labuhan Lombok Pototano, Sumbawa with 8 ferries providing 18 crossings per day. LombokStrait ... info name Central Lombok Regency settlement type Regency other name small Kabupaten Lombok Tengah small native name for cities whose native name is not in English nickname Lombok Tengah motto Tatas Tuhu ... Kabupaten Lombok Tengah.gif seal size image shield shield size image blank emblem blank emblem type blank emblem size image map Lokasi NTB Kabupaten Lombok Tengah.svg mapsize map caption Location of Central Lombok Regency in West Nusa Tenggara pushpin map Indonesia pushpin label position above ... name2 Praya, Lombok Praya Politics government footnotes government type Kabupaten Regency leader ... http lomboktengahkab.go.id Kabupaten Lombok Tengah footnotes Lombok International Airport Central Lombok Regency is a division lang id Kabupaten of the Indonesia n Province of West Nusa Tenggara . It is located on the island of Lombok and the capital is Praya, Lombok Praya . The other adjoining Kabupaten of Lombok are the of West Lombok Regency , West Lombok Regency and the North Lombok Regency ... Trasna , is the motto of the Central Lombok Regency. Administration The area of Central Lombok Regency is 1208.39 km , landmass km , seabed km Administrative structure Kabupaten Lombok Tengah Central Lombok Regency is one of Lombok s four Regencies or administrative regions. TGH M Zainul Majdi .... Junaidi Najmuddin, Regent Bupati of Kabupaten Lombok Tengah Central Lombok Regency . Administrative boundaries class wikitable Boundary District Regency North North Lombok Regency South Lombok Basin Indian Ocean West Gerung, Mataram city Mataram West Lombok Regency East East Lombok Regency District organisation The Regency of Central Lombok Kabupaten Lombok Tengah has 12 Kecamatan or districts and 124 ... The Regency of Central Lombok Kabupaten Lombok Tengah has 14 townships or Kelurahan Kelurahan Praya .... Climate and topography Central Lombok has a tropical climate with long dry seasons. The rain season ... more details
Administrative boundaries class wikitable Boundary District Regency North Java Sea South Lombok Basin Indian Ocean West Praya br Mount Rinjani Central Lombok Regency br North Lombok Regency East Alas Strait Sumbawa District organisation East Lombok Regency consists of 20 Kecamatan administrative .... Alat Strait Labuhan Lombok Pototano, Sumbawa with 8 ferries providing 18 crossings per day. LombokStrait Lembar Lombok Padang Bai, Bali , with 12 ferries providing crossings once every hour. ref cite ... info name East Lombok Regency settlement type Regency other name small Kabupaten Lombok Timur small native name for cities whose native name is not in English nickname Lombok Timur motto Patuh Karya ... Lombok Timur.jpeg seal size image shield shield size image blank emblem blank emblem type blank emblem size image map Lokasi NTB Kabupaten Lombok Timur.svg mapsize map caption Location of East Lombok ... website http www.lomboktimurkab.go.id footnotes East Lombok Regency is a division lang id Kabupaten of the Indonesia n Province of West Nusa Tenggara . It is located on the island of Lombok and the capital is Selong . Location To the north lies the Java Sea . To the west is Central Lombok Regency . To the south is the Lombok Basin and the Indian Ocean and to the east lies Elas Strait, a narrow body of water separating Lombok and the nearby small Gili Belang from Sumbawa which lies approximately ... 2009 accessdate 2010 05 10 ref Administration The area of East Lombok Regency is 2679.88 km ... . Administrative structure Kabupaten Lombok Timur East Lombok Regency is one of Lombok s four Regencies ... Lombok Timur East Lombok Regency . ref cite web last first authorlink coauthors title Musyawarah Pimpinan Daerah Kabupaten Lombok Timur work publisher Website of the Regency of East Lombok date September ... Population The majority of the population are Sasak people. In 2008 East Lombok Regency recorded ... 2008 format doi accessdate 31 August 2010 ref In 2010 East Lombok Regency recorded 1,081,630 persons ... more details
Kabupaten Lombok Utara the Regency of North Lombok ref The motto of the region is Tioq Tata Tunaq http www.lombokutarakab.go.id Location North Lombok Regency is bounded by the Java Sea to the north, Central Lombok Regency and West Lombok to the south, East Lombok Regency to the east and the LombokStrait ... Batu Layar br Praya West Lombok Regency br Central Lombok Regency West LombokStrait East Praya East ... side and the LombokStrait to the west Kecamatan Bayan Gangga, Kayangan Tanjung Pemenang The Regency ... high speed craft operating multiple daily scheduled high speed boat services across the LombokStrait ... ferries LombokStrait Tanjung Lembar Lombok Padang Bai, Bali , with 12 ferries providing crossings once every hour. Alat Strait Labuhan Lombok Pototano, Sumbawa with 8 ferries providing 18 crossings ... info name North Lombok Regency settlement type Regency other name native name small Kabupaten Lombok ... image skyline imagesize image caption image flag flag size image seal Lambang Kabupaten Lombok ... image map Lokasi NTB Kabupaten Lombok Utara.svg mapsize map caption Location of North Lombok Regency ... name1 West Nusa Tenggara subdivision type2 Capital subdivision name2 Praya, Lombok Praya pushpin ... H. Djohan Sjamsu, SH. established title Settled established date 2008 from West Lombok coordinates ... note population total 210,848 from lombok barat due to division http www.lombokbaratkab.go.id population ... http www.lombokutarakab.go.id footnotes North Lombok Regency lang id Kabupaten Lombok Utara is a Kabupaten of the Indonesia n Province of West Nusa Tenggara . It is located on the island of Lombok ... behind the Lambang of Kabupaten Lombok Utara, the regions symbolic logo is to describe the society of North Lombok as a faithful and obedient people unified under the Republic of Indonesia in a community ... providing a strong base for the people of North Lombok to work together in a disciplined and responsible ... web title SI USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report 5 11 May 2010 RINJANI Lombok Island Indonesia url ... more details
This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name Lombok Flying Fox image status LR lc status system IUCN2.3 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Mammalia ordo Chiroptera familia Pteropodidae genus Pteropus species P. lombocensis binomial Pteropus lombocensis binomial authority George Edward Dobson Dobson , 1878 synonyms range map Lombok Flying Fox area.png range map caption Lombok Flying Fox range The Lombok Flying Fox Pteropus lombocensis is a species of bat in the Pteropodidae family. It is Endemism endemic to Indonesia . References Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 18733 all Pteropus lombocensis . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007. Pteropodidae P. Category Mammals of Indonesia Category Pteropus fruit bat stub es Pteropus lombocensis hu Lomboki rep l kutya ... more details
Infobox Airport name Lombok International Airport nativename small Bandar Internasional Lombok small image Lombok BIL airport icon.png image width 240 image2 image2 width 240 caption2 Lombok Island IATA ... Mataram location Tanak Awu, Lombok, Indonesia hub div div opened elevation f elevation m coordinates ... 17,500m footnotes projected opening July 2011 Lombok International Airport or Bandara Internasional Lombok is a new airport under construction on the island of Lombok in Indonesia . Currently, Lombok ... WADA , the existing airport situated at Ampenan on the West coast of Lombok near the capital of Mataram ... problems may delay lombok airport opening again 414419 title Problems May Delay Lombok Airport Opening ... including the new Lombok International Airport were presented to an international audience Project milestones for the US 138.9 million Lombok project Phase 1 are Review of the 1993 Master Plan ... 2008 2011 operation from 2011 onwards ref name ReferenceA New Lombok International Airport, The Directorate ... January 2005 ref . The expansion of Lombok s existing Selaparang Airport, located near Mataram, the capital ... Lombok Airport will enhance the development of Mataram city. ref name Momberger Dec2005 cite ... accessdate 29 August 2010 ref The Indonesian government is actively promoting both Lombok ... have made public statements supporting the development of Lombok as a tourism destination and setting a goal of 1 million visitors annually by the year 2012 for the combined destination of Lombok and Sumbawa ... 2009 07 08 ref ref cite web url http www.thejakartapost.com news 2010 05 04 lombok sumbawa eying 1 million tourists 2012.html title Lombok, Sumbawa eying 1 million tourists by 2012 Lombok, Sumbawa ... from Lombok publisher The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, by Trisha Sertori, Lombok, Mon, 07 06 2009 11 30 AM accessdate 2009 07 07 ref The new Lombok International Airport is a cornerstone of this tourism ... with the current landowners ref http www.eturbonews.com 12858 lombok eyes 2012 Lombok eyes ... more details
Warbox conflict Dutch intervention in Lombok and Karangasem 1894 image File Lombok 1894 J. Hoynck van Papendrecht 1858 1933.jpg 300px caption Attack of the Dutch on a Balinese stronghold in Lombok in 1894. date July November 1894 place Lombok result Decisive Dutch victory. Dutch control of Lombok and Karangasem . combatant1 File Flag of the Netherlands.svg 25px The Netherlands br Eastern Sasak combatant2 Lombok Mataram city Mataram br Western Sasak commander1 File Flag of the Netherlands.svg 25px ... 1894 casualties2 Thousands Dutch interventions in Bali The Dutch intervention in Lombok and Karangasem ... The island of Lombok was initially inhabited by the Sasak , who adopted Islam in the 16th century. Some Balinese groups from the Kingdom Karangasem had ruled in the western part of Lombok island, and one ... p.20 ref From that a rich Balinese Court culture developed in Lombok. ref name Ooi Contacts with the English ... over Karangasem on Bali proper. ref name Keurs Sasak rebellion File Officers of the Lombok expedition in 1894.jpg thumb left Officers of the Lombok expedition in 1894 Anak Agung Ketut Karangasem ... Sasak of Eastern Lombok arose in rebellion against the Balinese ruler of Lombok, Anak Agung Gde ... was sent against rebellious Praya, Lombok Praya , of the Lombok kingdom of Selaparang with 8,000 ... July 1894 File Ham, PPH van, 2de bevelhebber der expeditie naar Lombok, gesneuveld 26 augustus ... Reader http books.google.com books?id JlcL6HeY uAC&pg PA494 The rough guide to Bali & Lombok By Lesley ... with Lombok and the Eastern Isles the travel guide by Liz Capaldi, Joshua Eliot p.300 ref The Dutch ... ritual suicide. ref name Ooi File COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Het Lombok monument TMnr 10015712.jpg thumb Monument to the 1894 Dutch expedition Lombok and Karangasem became part of the Dutch East Indies ... to Bali & Lombok by Lesley Reader, Lucy Ridout p.298 ref The Lombok royal treasure was seized by the Dutch ... fr Guerre de Lombok nl Pacificatie van Lombok ... more details
Image Rinjani volcano satellite.jpg Color infrared view of Rinjani Volcano on Lombok Island , May 1992. LombokStrait and Bali is on the top, Alas Strait and Sumbawa Island is on the bottom. thumb Alas Strait separates Lombok and Sumbawa , two islands of Indonesia in West Nusa Tenggara province. The strait was bridged by land until about 14,000 years before present when sea level rose to about 75 meters below present sea level, ref http www.fieldmuseum.org research collections zoology zoo sites seamaps mapindex1.htm ref unlike LombokStrait and Alor Strait which continued to be water gaps even during the Last Glacial Maximum , at each end of a 400 mile long island including present day Lombok , Sumbawa , Komodo , Flores , Solor , Adonara , and Lembata . See also LombokStrait , on the opposite side west of Lombok Sunda Strait Makassar Strait Wallacea References reflist List of Indonesian seas coord 8 30 S 116 45 E region ID type waterbody display title Category Straits of Indonesia Category Straits of the Indian Ocean Category West Nusa Tenggara Category Lombok id Selat Alas it Stretto di Alas jv Selat Alas nl Straat Alas pl Cie nina Alas zh ... more details
Image makassar.png right thumb 300px The Makassar Strait Makassar Strait is a strait between the islands of Borneo and Sulawesi in Indonesia . To the north it joins the Celebes Sea , while to the south it meets the Java Sea . The Mahakam River of Borneo empties into the strait. Ports along the strait include Balikpapan in Borneo, and Makassar and Palu in Sulawesi. The city of Samarinda is 48 km 30 mi from the strait, along the Mahakam. The strait is a common shipping route for ocean going ships too big to fit through the Straits of Malacca . Extent The International Hydrographic Organization IHO defines the Makassar Strait as being one of the waters of the East Indian Archipelago . The IHO defines its limits as follows ref cite web url http www.iho ohi.net iho pubs standard S 23 S23 1953.pdf title Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition date 1953 publisher International Hydrographic Organization accessdate 7 February 2010 ref blockquote The channel between the East coast of Borneo and the West coast of Celebes nowiki nowiki Sulawesi nowiki nowiki , is bounded p On the North. By a line joining Tanjong Mangkalihat, Borneo coord 1 02 N 118 57 E display inline and Stroomen Kaap Cape Rivers , Celebes coord 1 20 N 120 52 E display inline . p On the South. By a line from the Southwestern extreme of Celebes coord 5 37 S 119 27 E display inline , through the Southern point of Tana Keke, to the Southern extreme of Laut Island Laoet coord 4 06 S 116 06 E display inline thence up the West coast of that island to Tanjong Kiwi and thence across to Tanjong Petang, Borneo coord 3 37 S 115 57 E display inline at the Southern end of Laoet Strait. blockquote See also Battle of Makassar Strait USS Makassar StraitStrait of Malacca Sunda StraitLombokStrait Wallace Line Sadang River References reflist List of Indonesian seas List of seas Indonesia geo stub coord 2 S 118 E type waterbody display title Category Sulawesi Category Straits of Indonesia Category Celebes Sea cs Makassarsk pr liv ... more details
Semangka Bay , Sumatra Welcome Bay , Java See also Java Head Kra Canal LombokStrait Makassar Strait Malaccamax References reflist List of Indonesian seas coord 5 55 14 S 105 53 09 E region ID type waterbody display title Category Sunda Strait bg ca Estret de la Sonda cy Culfor ...Image Sunda strait map v3.png 250px right thumb The Sunda Strait The Sunda Strait Indonesian language Indonesian Selat Sunda is the strait between the Indonesia n islands of Java island Java and Sumatra . It connects the Java Sea to the Indian Ocean . The name comes from the Indonesian language Indonesian term Pasundan , meaning West Java . ref Sunda Islands . Concise Dictionary of World Place Names. John Everett Heath . Oxford University Press 2005. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. ref Geography The strait stretches in a roughly north east south west orientation, with a minimum ... Islands of Indonesia 1602 1799 . The strait s narrowness, shallowness and lack of accurate charting make it unsuitable for many modern large ships, most of which use the Strait of Malacca instead ..., 2006. ref The strait is dotted by a number of strait islands, including Sangiang Thwart the Way ... and Panaitan are volcanic in origin, but the best known volcano is Krakatoa . The islands in the strait .... The eruption drastically altered the topography of the strait, with as much as 18 21 ... Park , but much of the coastline is now very densely populated. The Battle of Sunda Strait On March 1, 1942, the Battle of Sunda Strait part of the larger Battle of the Java Sea took place when ... name Freeman Planned bridge main Sunda Strait Bridge In the 1960s proposals were made for a bridge across the Sunda Strait, and in the 1990s further suggestions arose. A new plan was announced in October ... Java and Sumatra World theage.com.au Bot generated title ref Islands in the Strait Anak Krakatoa ... ja pl Cie nina Sundajska pt Estreito de Sunda ru simple Sunda Strait sk ... more details
use the LombokStrait , Makassar Strait , Sibutu Passage and Mindoro Strait instead. At Phillips Channel close to the south of Singapore , the Strait of Malacca narrows to 2.8 km 1.5 nautical ...Refimprove date April 2009 Image Selat Malaka.png 260px thumb right The Strait of Malacca connects the Pacific ... title format dms name Strait of Malacca The Strait of Malacca is a narrow, 805 km 500 mile stretch ... The International Hydrographic Organization defines the limits of the Malacca Strait as follows ... Karimoen. blockquote Economic importance From an economic and strategic perspective, the Strait of Malacca is one of the most important shipping lanes in the world. The strait is the main shipping channel ... through the strait per year, ref http www.eia.doe.gov emeu cabs World Oil Transit Chokepoints Malacca.html Strait of Malacca World Oil Transit Chokepoints , Energy Informatin Administration, U.S. Department .... 528 530 ref About a quarter of all oil carried by sea passes through the strait, mainly from Persian ... 15 Moilbbl d m3 d were transported through the strait. ref name chokepoints http www.eia.doe.gov ... the Strait is referred to as Malaccamax . The strait is not deep enough at 25 metres or 82 feet to permit ... date April 2009 See also Piracy in the Strait of Malacca Piracy in the strait has risen in recent ... in July 2004. Subsequently, attacks on ships in the Strait of Malacca dropped, to 79 in 2005 and 50 ... for commercial ships. These pose a collision hazard in the narrow and shallow Strait. ref http ... ships to slow down in the busy strait. List of largest container ships Ships longer than convert 350 m routinely use the strait. Citation needed date April 2009 Proposals to relieve the strait Ref improve ... of the strait. The Thai government has over the course of its history several times proposed to Thai .... History Unreferenced section date April 2009 Image StraitOfMalacca.jpg thumb 170px right The Strait ... thumb 170px right The Strait of Malacca as viewed from the city of Melaka . Indonesia is visible ... more details
The Stikine Strait is a strait in the Alexander Archipelago of Alaska , located between Zarembo Island to the west and Etolin Island Etolin and Woronkofski Island s just southwest of the Wrangell, Alaska City of Wrangell . The strait s name derives from that of the Stikine River , the outlet of which is just northeast of Wrangell. The strait is shown on a 1844 Russian chart, but the name was first published on Russian Admiralty charts in 1848 as Proliv Stakhinskiy or Stakhin Strait . Other spelling variants over time have been Frances Strait , Stachin Strait , Stachine Strait , Stackine Strait , Stahkeen Strait , Stahkin Strait , Stakeen Strait , Stakhinski Strait , Stickeen Strait , and Stikeen Strait References gnis 1415008 coord 56 18 42 N 132 36 52 W scale 500000 display title Category Straits of Alaska Category Landforms of Wrangell City and Borough, Alaska Alaska geo stub WrangellAK geo stub ... more details
The Wellington Strait coord 69 28 N 095 59 W region CA type waterbody display inline,title name Wellington Strait is a natural waterway through the central Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut . It separates the Tennent Islands to the west from Matty Island to the east . To the north, the strait opens into the James Ross Strait to the south it opens into the Rae Strait . Straits of Nunavut Category Straits of Kitikmeot Region KitikmeotNU geo stub ... more details
Dampier Strait may refer to two different straits with the same name which are located on the same island of New Guinea Dampier Strait Papua New Guinea . Dampier Strait Indonesia . disambig de Dampierstra e ko pt Estreito de Dampier ... more details
Ikerasakassak Strait is a strait of Greenland . It is located in the Upernavik Archipelago . Greenland geo stub Upernavik Archipelago Category Straits of Greenland Category Upernavik Archipelago coord missing Greenland ... more details
Image Hoyo Strait Satellite.jpg thumb right 240px The nihongo H yo Strait H yo Kaiky is the strait at the narrowest part of the Bungo Channel in Japan . coord 33.300 N 131.967 E display title source cswiki DEFAULTSORT Hoyo Strait Category Straits of Japan Ehime geo stub Oita geo stub cs H jo ko ja zh ... more details
Image Taymyra2y.PNG thumb 200px Map showing the location of Taymyr Strait Taymyr Strait lang ru is a 3 km wide strait in Russia . It separates Taymyr Island from Taymyr Peninsula , and connects the Palander Strait in the west with the Taymyr Gulf in the east. coord 76 08 47 N 95 47 48 E region RU type waterbody display title Category Straits of Russia Category Straits of the Kara Sea KrasnoyarskKrai geo stub ru ... more details
Fildes Strait coor dm 62 14 S 59 0 W is a strait which extends in a general east west direction between King George Island Antarctica King George Island and Nelson Island , in the South Shetland Islands . This strait has been known to sealers in the area since about 1822, but at that time it appeared on the charts as Field s Strait. Probably named for Robert Fildes , a British sealer of that period. usgs gazetteer Category Geography of Antarctica WAntarctica geo stub ... more details
Image Iceberg in the Gerlache, Antarctica.JPG thumb Iceberg in the Gerlache. Gerlache Strait or De Gerlache Strait or D troit de la Belgica Mixing French and Spanish??? is a Channel geography channel strait separating the Palmer Archipelago from the Antarctic Peninsula . The Belgian Antarctic Expedition , under Lt. Adrien de Gerlache , explored the strait in January and February 1898, naming it for the expedition ship RV Belgica Belgica . The name was later changed to honor the commander himself. Image Gerlache Strait Antarctica.JPG thumb center 500px Panorama view of Gerlache Strait. Clear External links http www.pgoimages.com g antarctica gerlache.php Images from the Gerlache Strait Category Straits of Antarctica coord 64 30 S 62 20 W display title WAntarctica geo stub fr D troit de Gerlache pt Estreito de Gerlache ... more details
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