There are many names for the different areas of the water that separates Sumatra from Thailand. The South China Sea is a large body of water between the Indonesian Islands, (including Sumatra), and Indo-China, where Thailand is.
Depending on where you are on Sumatra, you may encounter the Strait of Malacca (between Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula, the Karimata Straight in the Java Sea (between Sumatra and Borneo), and the Gulf of Thailand, which would have to be sailed through if one wanted to land in Thailand.
Alternatively, the Andaman Sea, north of the tip of Sumatra, could be used to get to Myanmar, which borders Thailand.
The South China Sea
Depends on which neighbor you're talking about... To the North between the Philippines and Taiwan is the Luzon Strait To the East there are no more islands for a while To the South the Celebes Sea separates the Philippines from Indonesia To the SouthWest is the Sulu Sea that separates it from Malaysia To the West is the South China that separates it from Vietnam
South China Sea
Dinagat Sound
There are actually four bodies of water that separate the Philippines from the rest of Asia. These are the South China Sea and the East Vietnam Sea to the west of the Philippines, and the Sulu Sea and Celebes Sea to the south of the Philippines. The West Philippine Sea separates the Philippines from Taiwan and China; the East Vietnam Sea from Vietnam; the Sulu Sea from Borneo; and the Celebes Sea from Indonesia.
The SOUTH CHINA SEA separates Vietnam from the Philippines.
The body of water that separates Europe and North Africa is the Mediterranean Sea.
The body of water which separates the island state of Tasmania from mainland Australia is Bass Strait.
The body of water which separates the island state of Tasmania from mainland Australia is Bass Strait.
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