Sumba Strait
Sumba Strait | |
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Sumba Strait Flores island and Sumba Strait | |
Coordinates | 9°05′00″S 120°00′00″E / 9.083333°S 120°ECoordinates: 9°05′00″S 120°00′00″E / 9.083333°S 120°E |
Type | strait |
Native name | Indonesian: Selat Sumba |
Basin countries | Indonesia |
References | Sumba Strait: Indonesia National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA |
Sumba Strait (Indonesian: Selat Sumba) is a strait in Indonesia.
It separates the island of Sumba from the major islands of Flores and Sumbawa, as well as minor islands including Komodo and Rinca. It connects the Indian Ocean to the Savu Sea.
Prior to Indonesian independence it was known as Sandalwood Strait. It is also known as the Savu Sea.
Notes[]
- ^ Goodall, George (Editor)(1943) Philips' International Atlas London, George Philip and Son map 'East Indies' pp.91-92
Categories:
- Straits of Indonesia
- Landforms of Sumba
- Landforms of East Nusa Tenggara
- Landforms of Flores Island (Indonesia)
- Landforms of Sumbawa
- East Nusa Tenggara geography stubs