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OAS seaname Detail for Malacca Straits
| seanames_id: | 86 |
|---|---|
| Seaname: | Malacca Straits |
| Sea code: | 46A |
| Definition: | The limits of the Malacca Strait, situated between the coasts of Thailand and West Malaysia on the North and the coast of Sumatera on the South, are the following: On the North: From Cape Phra Chao (7 Degrees 45 Minutes 30 Seconds N - 98 Degrees 18 Minutes 30 Seconds E), in Thailand, southeastward, along the western coast of the Malay Peninsula, to Cape Piai (1 Degrees 15 Minutes 54 Seconds N - 103 Degrees 31 Minutes E), the southwestern extremity of West Malaysia On the East: A line joining Cape Piai southwestward to Iyu Kecil Islet (The Brothers) (1 Degrees 11 Minutes 25 Seconds N - 103 Degrees 21 Minutes 12 Seconds E), Indonesia; thence from Iyu Kecil Islet southeastward to the northern extremity of Karimun Kecil Island (1 Degrees 09 Minutes 55 Seconds N - 103 Degrees 23 Minutes 25 Seconds E); and thence from the northern extremity of Karimun Kecil Island westward to Cape Kedabu (1 Degrees 05 Minutes 40 Seconds N - 102 Degrees 59 Minutes E), in Sumatera (the common limit with the Natuna Sea, see 6.4, and the Singapore Strait, see 6.5). On the South: From Cape Kedabu northwestward, along the coast of Sumatera, to Pedropunt (5 Degrees 39 Minutes 20 Seconds N - 95 Degrees 26 Minutes E), the northern extremity of this island. On the West: A line joining Pedropunt northeastward to Cape Phra Chao (7 Degrees 45 Minutes 30 Seconds N - 98 Degrees 18 Minutes 30 Seconds E), on the western coast of Thailand (the common limit with the Andaman or Burma Sea, see 5.13). |
| Citation: | Limits of Oceans and Seas, 1986 (Draft 4th edition). IHB Special Publication 23, International Hydrographic Bureau, 203p. |
| Deprecated: | false |
| Metadata version: | 0 |
| Keydate: | 2000-09-13 04:00:00+00 |
| Editdate: | 2000-10-24 04:00:00+00 |