Bangka Strait
Bangka Strait is the strait that separates the island of Sumatra from Bangka Island in the Java Sea, Indonesia. The strait is about 134 miles long, with a width varying from about 30 miles to 9 miles.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Strait
- Description: strait between Bangka and Sumatra islands, Indonesia
- Also known as: “Straat Banka”, “Strait of Banca”, and “Straits of Banca”
- Historically known as: “Banka Strait”
- Neighbors: Bangka-Belitung
Bangka Strait
- Category: body of water
- Location: South Sumatra, Sumatra, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
Discover Bangka Strait from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Yue Chinese—“Bangka Strait” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Banqka boğazı”
- Chinese: “邦加海峡”
- Chinese: “邦加海峽”
- Croatian: “Bangka (tjesnac)”
- Croatian: “Bangka”
- Czech: “Bangský průliv”
- Dutch: “Straat Bangka”
- Dutch: “Straat Banka”
- French: “détroit de Bangka”
- French: “Détroit de Bangka”
- German: “Bangka-Straße”
- Greek: “Πορθμός της Μπανγκά”
- Hebrew: “מצר באנגקה”
- Iban: “Selat Bangka”
- Iloko: “Lingsat Bangka”
- Indonesian: “Selat Bangka”
- Italian: “Stretto di Bangka”
- Japanese: “バンカ海峡”
- Javanese: “Selat Bangka”
- Komering: “Selat Bangka”
- Korean: “방카 해협”
- Lithuanian: “Bankos sąsiauris”
- Malay: “Selat Bangka”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bangkasundet”
- Polish: “Cieśnina Bangka”
- Portuguese: “Estreito de Banca”
- Portuguese: “Estreito de Bangka”
- Slovak: “Bangka”
- Slovenian: “Banški preliv”
- Wu Chinese: “邦加海峽”
- Yue Chinese: “邦加海峽”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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