Image LombokStrait.png right 400px thumb The LombokStrait Indonesian language Indonesian Selat Lombok , a strait connecting the Java Sea to the Indian Ocean , is 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 about 20 km between the islands of Lombok and Nusa Penida in the middle of the strait. 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 ... biomes . Biologists believe it was the depth of the LombokStrait itself that kept the animals on either ... of Asia. They shared the Asian fauna. The LombokStrait s deep water kept Lombok and the Lesser Sunda ... 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 Collide ... 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 sv Lomboksundet th tr Lombok Bo az vi Eo bi n Lombok zh ... more details
, with the LombokStrait separating it from Bali to the west and the Alas Strait between it and Sumbawa ... Rinjani from Gili Air 1.jpg thumb right Gunung Rinjani seen from Gili Air The LombokStrait lies ... of Lombok lies the Alas Strait , a narrow body of water separating the island of Lombok from ... of the visitors to Lombok and much of the islands goods come across the LombokStrait by sea or air ...Infobox islands name Lombok image name Lombok Topography.png image caption Topography of the island native ... Sumbawa people , Flores Flores people , Arab Indonesian s Lombok is an island in West Nusa Tenggara ... capital Mataram. Administration Lombok is under the administration of the Governor ... capital of Mataram city Mataram in West Lombok. The island is divided into four regencies ... br 2005 estimate Population br 2010 Census North Lombok Regency Lombok Utara Tanjung, Lombok Tanjung included in West Lombok formatnum 199904 West Lombok Regency Lombok Barat Gerung formatnum 757369 formatnum 599609 Central Lombok Regency Lombok Tengah Praya, Lombok Praya formatnum 810645 formatnum 859309 East Lombok Regency Lombok Timur Selong, Lombok Selong formatnum 1039195 formatnum 1105671 Mataram ... File COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Groepsportret van hoofden Lombok. TMnr 60004273.jpg thumb The indigenous Sasak chiefs of Lombok that allied with the Dutch to resist Balinese occupation. Little is known about the Lombok before the seventeenth century. Before this time it was made up of numerous competing ... advantage of by the neighbouring Balinese 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 Sasak and Balinese in western Lombok were largely harmonious and intermarriage was common ... more details
Unreferenced date October 2009 Praya Indonesian Praya or Kecamatan Praya is the capital town of Central Lombok Regency on 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. It is located a short distance to the north of the Bandara Internasional Lombok airport codes LOP WADL airport which opened on 1 October 2011. The airport is the islands only operational airport and provides services for both international and domestic operations. It is the also the only international airport serving the province of West Nusa Tenggara. 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 map bms Praya, Lombok Tengah 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 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 ... 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
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 ... vehicle and passenger ferries heading westward to Bali. Alat Strait Labuhan Lombok Pototano, Sumbawa with 8 ferries providing 18 crossings per day. LombokStrait Lembar Lombok Padang ... 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
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 ... Strait Lembar Lombok Padang Bai, Bali , with 12 ferries providing crossings once every hour. Alat Strait ... services connect Senggigi across the Lombokstrait westward to Bali via the Gili islands. Fast speedboat ... 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 of the local government of West Lombok regency North Lombok established its own regional government ... more details
the island. 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 ... 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 ... info website 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 . The region was first incorporated accordance with Law Number 69 in the Year 1958. Tatas Tuhu 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 ... Tenggara M. 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 ... more details
ocean habitat topics image Strait.svg caption Diagram of a strait A strait or straits is a narrow, typically ... interchangeably with strait , although each is sometimes differentiated with varying senses. Many straits ... of straits, they are not usually referred to as such. The term strait is typically reserved ... a strait may be capable of generating 10 GW. ref name Marine Marine Briefing December 2006 Scottish Renewables Forum. Glasgow. ref Cook Strait in New Zealand may be capable of generating 5.6GW ref name ... economic zone are subject to the legal regime of transit passage Strait of Gibraltar , Dover Strait , Strait of Hormuz . The regime of innocent passage applies in straits used for international ... 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 ... with respect to navigational and hydrographical characteristics Strait of Messina , Pentland Firth ... list of straits File Strait of gibraltar.jpg thumb right The Strait of Gibraltar br North is to the left ... Strait , which lies between mainland Australia and Tasmania , and depending on definition, either ... Ocean. Bering Strait 85 km , between Alaska and Siberia , which connects the Pacific Ocean Pacific ... , with the Sea of Marmara in between. Cook Strait , separating the North and South Islands of New Zealand . Strait of Dover 34 km , between England and France, which connects the North Sea with the English ... Erie , having lent the French translation of strait for naming the city of Detroit . The East River ... 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 the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman , through which Persian Gulf petroleum is shipped to the world. Strait of Magellan 2 km ... America . Strait of Malacca , between Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra , connecting the Indian Ocean ... more details
. ref http www.lombokutarakab.go.id 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 to the west. Central to the region is Mount Rinjani ... Regency West LombokStrait East Praya East Lombok Regency In late September 2010, a border dispute emerged ... to the south, East Lombok Regency to the east and the LombokStrait to the west Kecamatan Bayan ... high speed boat services across the LombokStrait westward to Bali . The craft are of light duty construction ... ref name suarantb1 Passenger and vehicle ferries LombokStrait Tanjung Lembar Lombok Padang Bai, Bali , with 12 ferries providing crossings once every hour. Alat Strait Labuhan Lombok Pototano ... 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 ... Sjamsu, SH. established title Settled established date 2008 from West Lombok coordinates display inline ... name2 Tanjung, Lombok Tanjung Politics government footnotes government type Kabupaten Regency ... blank info blank1 name blank1 info website 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 and the capital is Tanjung, Lombok Tanjung situated on the north west coast of the island. The symbolism 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 ... and awareness of the cosmos. These principles providing a strong base for the people of North 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 explore pleistocene sea level maps 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 vi Eo bi n Alas zh ... 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 megabat 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 eu Pteropus lombocensis it Pteropus lombocensis hu Lomboki rep l kutya ... 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 ... Lombok Mataram city Mataram br Western Sasak commander1 File Flag of the Netherlands.svg 25px ... in Lombok and Karangasem took place in 1894, and is part of the string of Netherlands Dutch interventions ... of both Bali and Lombok by the early 20th century. Initial alliance The island of Lombok was initially ... Karangasem had ruled in the western part of Lombok island, and one of them, the Mataram city Mataram ... Court culture developed in Lombok. ref name Ooi Contacts with the English, through G.P. King developed .... 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, General Major P.P.H. van Ham Representative ..., and Gusti Jelantik. Trouble erupted in 1891 when the Muslim Sasak of Eastern Lombok arose in rebellion against the Balinese ruler of Lombok, Anak Agung Gde Ngurah Karangasem. ref name Ooi ref ..., Lombok Praya , of the Lombok kingdom of Selaparang with 8,000 troops. ref name Keurs On 8 September ... bevelhebber der expeditie naar Lombok, gesneuveld 26 augustus 1894.jpg thumb General P.P.H. van ...?id JlcL6HeY uAC&pg PA494 The rough guide to Bali & Lombok By Lesley Reader, Lucy Ridout p.494 ref Included ... books.google.com books?id KSH8hxNmW3gC&pg PA300 Bali handbook with Lombok and the Eastern Isles the travel ... 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 , and were administered from Bali ... http books.google.com books?id JlcL6HeY uAC&pg PA298 The rough guide to Bali & Lombok by Lesley Reader, Lucy Ridout p.298 ref The Lombok royal treasure was seized by the Dutch, including 230 kilos of gold ... more details
Infobox airport name Lombok International Airport nativename small Bandar Udara Internasional Lombok small image Lombok BIL airport icon.png image width 240 image2 image2 width 240 caption2 Lombok Island ... location Jl. Raya Tanak Awu Lombok Tengah, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia hub div div opened elevation ... http www.thejakartaglobe.com home its for real lombok finally has its international .... ref http www.uasc.com documents support AptDB Cumulative Report.pdf ref Lombok International Airport Bandara Internasional Lombok airport codes LOP WADL is a new airport on the island of Lombok in Indonesia .... ref cite web url http www.thejakartaglobe.com home problems may delay lombok airport opening again 414419 title Problems May Delay Lombok Airport Opening Again date 30 December 2010 author ... serving Lombok. ref http www.antaranews.com en news 74276 lombok international airport to operate soon ... Lombok International Airport Bandara Internasional Lombok . The effective date for the announcement ... at Ampenan on the West coast of Lombok near the capital of Mataram city Mataram . Selaparang Airport was closed at 18 00 hrs on 30 September 2011 and the current Lombok International Airport opened ... projects 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 ... 2008 2011 operation from 2011 onwards. ref name ReferenceA New Lombok International Airport ..., 4th January 2005 ref The expansion of Lombok s existing Selaparang Airport, located near Mataram ... of the new Lombok Airport will enhance the development of Mataram city. ref name Momberger Dec2005 ... Information 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 ... 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
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 ...Image Sunda strait map v3.png 250px right thumb The Sunda Strait File Sunda Strait Map.png thumb Map of the Sunda Strait in 1729 by Pierre van der Aa 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 ... The strait stretches in a roughly north east south west orientation, with a minimum width of convert ... 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. ref name Freeman ... The strait is dotted by a number of strait islands, including Sangiang Thwart the Way , Sebesi , Sebuku ... 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 ... The Sunda Strait Battle date 1999 2000 work Forgotten Campaign The Dutch East Indies Campaign 1941 1942 ... vessel were sunk by friendly fire. ref 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 ... Bridge plan to link Java and Sumatra date October 5, 2007 ref Islands in the strait Anak Krakatoa Calmeyer ... simple Sunda Strait sk Sundsk prieliv su Selat Sunda fi Sundasalmi sv Sundasundet th ... more details
will typically 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 ...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, convert 805 km mi abbr .... Extent 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 ... pass 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 Information Administration, U.S. ... 2004 5, pp. 528 530 ref About a quarter of all oil carried by sea passes through the strait, mainly ... convert 15 Moilbbl d m3 d were transported through the strait. ref name chokepoints http www.eia.doe.gov ... through the Strait is referred to as Malaccamax . The strait is not deep enough at 25 metres or 82 ... section date April 2009 See also Piracy in the Strait of Malacca Piracy in the strait has risen ... 2004. Subsequently, attacks on ships in the Strait of Malacca dropped, to 79 in 2005 and 50 in 2006 ... for commercial ships. These pose a collision hazard in the narrow and shallow Strait. ref http thestar.com.my ... 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 Refimprove ... of the strait. The Thai government has over the course of its history several times proposed to Thai ... Unreferenced section date April 2009 Image StraitOfMalacca.jpg thumb 170px right The Strait of Malacca ... 170px right The Strait of Malacca as viewed from the city of Melaka . Indonesia is visible in the distance ... 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 WrangellAK geo stub ... 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
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
Broughton Strait is a strait off the north coast of Vancouver Island , British Columbia , Canada , separating that island from Malcolm Island Malcolm and Cormorant Island s, on the farther side of which is the larger Queen Charlotte Strait , which also lies beyond the western end of Brouhgton Strait, and the mouth of Knight Inlet . Farther east from Broughton Strait is the beginning of Johnstone Strait , which leads via Discovery Passage to the Georgia StraitStrait of Georgia . Communities on the Broughton Strait include Port McNeill, British Columbia Port McNeill , on Vancouver Island, and Sointula, British Columbia Sointula and Alert Bay, British Columbia Alert Bay , on Malcolm and Sointula Islands respectively. References BCGNIS 23700 Broughton Strait See also British Columbia Coast coord 50 37 00 N 127 03 00 W display title would be nice to have the water body name in kwak wala Category Straits of British Columbia Category Central Coast of British Columbia Category Kwakwaka wakw BritishColumbiaCoast 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 fr D troit de Dampier ko pt Estreito de Dampier ... more details
Ikerasassuaq Strait is a strait of Greenland . It is located in the Upernavik Archipelago . coord 73 50 N 55 55 W scale 500000 display title Greenland geo stub Upernavik Archipelago Category Straits of Greenland Category Upernavik Archipelago ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Unsourced image removed Image MapOfTutuila American Samoa.png right thumb 300px Map showing the location of Vai ava Strait, which is located on the near the northern most point on Tutuila Island File AmSamoa Tutuila 491.jpg thumb 220px Vai ava Strait National Natural Landmark Vai ava Strait is the name of a little known strait located in American Samoa . Although little known, the strait is a National Natural Landmark . It is a great example of cliffs formed by waves via erosion on volcanic rock. The strait consists of communal lands. It was designated as a NNL in 1972. coord 14.2386 170.6713 scale 30000 region US AS display title Category National Natural Landmarks in American Samoa AmericanSamoa geo stub ... more details
other uses Image Clarence Strait, Alaska, 1958.jpg thumb 300px Clarence Strait, from an NOAA vessel, 1958 Clarence Strait , originally Duke of Clarence Strait , ref http www.nosracines.ca e page.aspx?id 321464 Statement of facts regarding the Alaska boundary question , p.1395 , Alexander Begg 1825 1905 Alexander Begg , Victoria, British Columbia, publ. R. Wolfenden, 1902 ref is a strait in southeastern Alaska , in the United States in the Alexander Archipelago . The strait separates Prince of Wales Island, Alaska Prince of Wales Island , on the west side, from Revillagigedo Island and Annette Island , on the east side. Clarence Strait is convert 126 mi km long, extending from Dixon Entrance to Sumner Strait . ref name gnis Clarence Strait was named in 1793 by George Vancouver in honor of William IV of the United Kingdom Prince William, Duke of Clarence . Jacinto Caama o , who had explored the region a year before Vancouver, named the strait Entrada de Nuestra Senora del Carmen. ref name gnis gnis 1893946 Clarence Strait ref The Guard Island Light and Lincoln Rocks Light , both located adjacent to Clarence Strait, were important aids to navigation in the Clarence Strait area in the pre automated era. Swimming The Clarence Strait was first crossed by swimmer Michelle Macy in 6 hours and 46 minuteson 2010 07 05. See also Alaska boundary dispute Grindall Island References reflist External links http www.bartleby.com 69 56 C08156.html Clarence Strait , The Columbia Gazetteer of North America coord 55 59 20 N 132 36 57 W scale 500000 display title Category Straits of Alaska Category Landforms of Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska Category Landforms of Prince of Wales Hyder Census Area, Alaska Category Landforms of Wrangell City and Borough, Alaska KetchikanGatewayAK geo stub PrinceofWalesHyderAK geo stub WrangellAK geo stub es Estrecho Clarence ja ... more details
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