Bangka Strait is the
strait that separates the island of
Sumatra from
Bangka Island
Bangka is an island lying east of Sumatra, Indonesia. It is administered under the province of the Bangka Belitung Islands, being one of its namesakes alongside the smaller island of Belitung across the Gaspar Strait. The 9th largest island in ...
( id, Pulau Bangka) in the
Java Sea,
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
. The strait is about long, with a width varying from about to .
See also
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Japanese cruiser Ashigara
was the final vessel of the four-member of heavy cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy, which were active in World War II. The other ships of the class were , , and .Nishida, '' Ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy'' ''Ashigara'' was named aft ...
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List of straits
This list of straits is an appendix to the article ''strait''. For "Strait of.." or for "The.. " see the first letter of the word which follows the article.
A
* Agate Pass – between Port Madison and mainland Kitsap County in Puget Sound
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References
Straits of Indonesia
Landforms of Sumatra
Java Sea
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