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 .
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  • Type: Cape
  • 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”, and “Tanjung Layar

Java Head

Latitude
-6.74744° or 6° 44′ 51″ south
Longitude
105.21298° or 105° 12′ 47″ east
Elevation
15 metres (49 feet)
Open location code
6P577637+25
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11012232955
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
1638251
Wiki­data ID
Q7683424
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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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