Bangka Strait Explained

Bangka Strait
Max-Depth:90feet
Basin Countries:Indonesia
Length:134miles
Min Width:9miles
Pushpin Map:Indonesia Sumatra
Pushpin Map Caption:Location relative to Sumatra
Type:strait
Reference:Selat Bangka: Indonesia National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA

Bangka Strait is the strait that separates the island of Sumatra from Bangka Island (Indonesian: Pulau Bangka) in the Java Sea, Indonesia. The strait is about 134miles long, with a width varying from about 30miles to 9miles.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Schauensee . Rodolphe Meyer de . The Birds of the Island of Bangka, Indonesia . Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia . 1958 . 110 . 279–299 . 4064532 . 24 March 2022 . schauensee-1958.