A strait between Borneo and Sulawesi connecting the Java Sea with the Celebes Sea.
Makassar Strait
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A strait between Borneo and Sulawesi connecting the Java Sea with the Celebes Sea.
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Makassar Strait is a strait between the islands of Borneo and Sulawesi in Indonesia. To the north it joins the Celebes Sea, while to the south it meets the Java Sea. The Mahakam River of Borneo empties into the strait.
Ports along the strait include Balikpapan in Borneo, and Makassar and Palu in Sulawesi. The city of Samarinda is 48 km (30 mi) from the strait, along the Mahakam.
The Makassar strait is a common shipping route for ocean going ships too big to fit through the Straits of Malacca.
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - Makassar Strait
Français (French)
n. - Détroit de Macassar
Deutsch (German)
n. - Makassarstraße
Português (Portuguese)
n. - Desfiladeiro Macassar
Español (Spanish)
n. - Makasar
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
望加锡海峡
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 望加錫海峽
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - מיצר מקאסאר
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| East Indies (physical geography, geomorphology) |
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- Celebes Sea
- Balikpapan (city of Indonesia in southeast Borneo)
- East Indies (physical geography, geomorphology)
- Mahakam River
