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The Johor Strait (also known as the Tebrau Strait, Straits of Johor, Selat Johor, Selat Tebrau, and Tebrau Reach, also spelled Johore Strait) is an international strait in Southeast Asia, between Singapore and Peninsular Malaysia.
Selat Panjang (Jawi: سلاتفنجاغ ; Chinese: 石叻班讓; pinyin: shílèbānràng) is the capital of Kepulauan Meranti Regency, which is part of the province of Riau in Indonesia. The regency is a new regency in Riau province which was established on 19 December 2008 after being separated from Bengkalis Regency .
It lies just off the eastern coast of Sumatra, across from Dumai city, from which it is separated by the Rupat Strait (Indonesian: Selat Rupat). Its area is 1,704.98 km 2 (658.30 sq mi). The island is sparsely populated (61,238 in mid-2023), with a population density of 36 per km 2. [1]
Ombai is an alternative name for the island of Alor, in the Alor Archipelago on the other side of the strait's north, north western and western coastline. [1]In Tetum, the expression tasi feto (lit. transl. 'female sea') is often used to refer to the 'Ombai-Wetar Strait', which extends along most of Timor's northern shores.
The Sape Strait (Indonesian: Selat Sape) or Sapie Strait [1] is a strait connecting the Flores Sea to the Sumba Strait. It separates the islands of Sumbawa and Komodo. It joins the Indonesian provinces of West Nusa Tenggara and East Nusa Tenggara. The Sape Strait is known for rough seas, shoals [2] and strong currents, as well as spectacular ...
The Lombok Strait is abundant of flora and fauna species which have been well explored through Bali’s diving tourism. [6] As the Lombok Strait connects the Bali Sea to the Indian Ocean, the abundance of flora and fauna is due to its location between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, where the strait acts as a passage for currents.
Makassar Strait (Indonesian: Selat Makassar) 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. To the northeast, it forms the Sangkulirang Bay south of the Mangkalihat Peninsula. The strait is an important regional shipping route in Southeast Asia.
Selat Karimata: Indonesia National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA The Karimata Strait (alternatively, Carimata [ 1 ] or Caramata ; [ 2 ] Indonesian : Selat Karimata ) is a wide strait that connects the South China Sea to the Java Sea , separating the Indonesian islands of Belitung to the west and Borneo ( Kalimantan ) to the ...