Alas Strait

The Alas Strait is a strait that separates and , the two principal islands of Indonesia forming province. The strait was bridged by land until about 14,000 years before present when sea level rose to about 75 meters below…
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  • Strait
  • Description: strait between Lombok amd Sumbawa, Indonesia
  • Also known as
    “Allas Strait”
    “Selat Alas”

Alas Strait

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Latitude
-8.66667° or 8° 40′ south
Longitude
116.66667° or 116° 40′ east
Open location code
6P3R8MM8+8M
Geo­Names ID
1651647
Wiki­data ID
Q2570755

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Alas Strait” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ալաս”
  • Azerbaijani: “Alas boğazı”
  • Cebuano: “Selat Alas”
  • Chinese: “阿拉斯海峡”
  • Chinese: “阿拉斯海峽”
  • Dutch: “Straat Alas”
  • French: “détroit d’Alas”
  • French: “Détroit d’Alas”
  • German: “Alas-Straße”
  • Hebrew: “מצר אלאס”
  • Iloko: “Lingsat Alas”
  • Indonesian: “Selat Alas”
  • Italian: “Stretto di Alas”
  • Javanese: “Selat Alas”
  • Korean: “알라스 해협”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Alassundet”
  • Persian: “تنگه آلاس”
  • Polish: “Cieśnina Alas”
  • Portuguese: “Estreito de Alas”
  • Russian: “Алас”
  • Swedish: “Selat Alas”
  • Vietnamese: “Eo biển Alas”

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