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Lombok Strait
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strait in Indonesia between Bali and Lombok islands, in the eastern Lesser Sunda Islands
Key facts
- Type
- Strait
- Ocean sea sources
- Indian Ocean and Bali Sea
- Basin countries
- Indonesia
- Max length
- 60 km (37 mi)
- Max width
- 40 km (25 mi)
- Min width
- 20 km (12 mi)
- Average depth
- 250 m (820 ft)
- Islands
- Bali Lombok Gili Islands Nusa Penida
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
The Lombok Strait (Indonesian: Selat Lombok) is a strait of the Bali Sea connecting to the Indian Ocean, and is located between the islands of Bali and Lombok in Indonesia. The Gili Islands are on the Lombok side.
Its narrowest point is at its southern opening, with a width of about 20 km (12 miles) between the islands of Lombok and Nusa Penida, in the middle of the strait. At the northern opening, it is 40 km (25 miles) across. Its total length is about 60 km (37 miles). As it is minimum 250 m (820 feet) deep—much deeper than the Strait of Malacca—ships that draw too much water to pass through the Malacca Strait (so-called "post Malaccamax" vessels) often use the Lombok Strait instead.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lombok Strait” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.