Alor Strait Explained

Alor Strait
Basin Countries:Indonesia
Pushpin Map:Indonesia Lesser Sunda Islands
Coordinates:-8.3333°N 123.8°W
Type:strait
Reference:Selat Alor: Indonesia National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA

Alor Strait (also Alloo Strait[1]) divides the Solor Archipelago from the Alor Archipelago, in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia. It lies mainly between the larger islands of Pantar and Lembata. The strait connects the western part of the Banda Sea in the north to the Savu Sea in the south.

Notes and References

  1. Goodall, George (Editor)(1943) Philips' International Atlas London, George Philip and Son map 'East Indies' pp.91-92 for pre Independence spelling