Karimata Strait
Karimata Strait
The Karimata Strait (Indonesian: Selat Karimata) is
the wide strait that connects the South China Sea to the
Java Sea, dividing the islands of Sumatra and Borneo
(Kalimantan), both bordering the strait from Indonesian
territory.[1] It was known to British sailors in the 18-19th
century as the Caramata Passage.
The strait is about 150 kilometres (94 mi) wide, as mea-
sured from the east coast of the island of Belitung (or
Billiton) to the west coast of Borneo (Kalimantan). The
much narrower Gaspar Strait separates Belitung from
Bangka Island to the west. Bangka lies close to the east
coast of Sumatra, separated from it by the Bangka Strait.
The Karimata Islands lie in the eastern part of the Kari-
mata strait, north-east of Belitung and o-shore from the
west coast of Borneo.
On 28 December 2014 Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501
crashed into the strait.
1 References
[1] "Indo-Pacic Climate Variability and Predictability,
Swadhin Kumar Behera, Toshio Yamagata; World Scien-
tic, 2015, ISBN 9789814696630
Coordinates: 21927S 1085141E / 2.32417S
108.86139E
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