Bangka Strait
Bangka Strait is the strait that separates the island of Sumatra from Bangka Island in the Java Sea, Indonesia. The strait is approximately 134 miles long, with a width varying from about 30 miles to 9 miles.- Strait
- …was formerly known as “Banka Strait”
- Description: strait between Bangka and Sumatra islands, Indonesia
- Also known as“Straat Banka”“Strait of Banca”“Straits of Banca”
- Neighbors: Bangka-Belitung
- Category: body of water
- Location
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Latitude
-2.49736° or 2° 29′ 51″ south
Longitude
105.76817° or 105° 46′ 5″ east
Open location code
6P97GQ39+37
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Yue Chinese—“Bangka Strait” goes by many names.
Banqka boğazıAzerbaijani
邦加海峡Chinese
邦加海峽Chinese
BangkaCroatian
Bangka (tjesnac)Croatian
Bangský průlivCzech
Straat BangkaDutch
Straat BankaDutch
Πορθμός της ΜπανγκάGreek
מצר באנגקהHebrew
Selat BangkaIban
Lingsat BangkaIloko
Selat BangkaIndonesian
Stretto di BangkaItalian
バンカ海峡Japanese
Selat BangkaJavanese
Selat BangkaKomering
방카 해협Korean
Bankos sąsiaurisLithuanian
Selat BangkaMalay
BangkasundetNorwegian Nynorsk
Cieśnina BangkaPolish
BangkaSlovak
Banški prelivSlovenian
邦加海峽Wu Chinese
邦加海峽Yue Chinese
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