Java Head

Tanjung Layar, formerly Java's Eerste Punt in Dutch, and Java's First Point or Java Head in English, is a prominent cape at the extreme western end of , at the Indian Ocean entrance to the .
Wikipedia
  • Cape
  • …lies at an elevation of 15 metres (49 feet)
  • Description: cape at the west of Java, at the entrance to the Sunda Strait
  • Also known as
    “Cape Layar”
    “Eerste Punt”
    “Java First Point”
    “Java’s First Point”
    “Tandjung Lajar”
    “Tanjung Layar”

Java Head

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Latitude
-6.74744° or 6° 44′ 51″ south
Longitude
105.21298° or 105° 12′ 47″ east
Open location code
6P577637+25
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11012232955
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
1638251
Wiki­data ID
Q7683424

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Java Head” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Java’s Eerste Punt”
  • Dutch: “Tanjung Layar”
  • Indonesian: “Tanjung layar”
  • Indonesian: “Tanjung Layar”
  • Spanish: “Tanjung Layar”

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