The Strait of Malacca is a narrow stretch of water, 800 kilometres long and from 65 to 250 km wide, between the Malay Peninsula to the northeast and the Indonesian island of Sumatra to the southwest, connecting the Andaman Sea and the South China Sea. As the main shipping channel between the Indian and Pacific oceans, it is one of the most importan…
The Strait of Malacca is a narrow stretch of water, 800 kilometres long and from 65 to 250 km wide, between the Malay Peninsula to the northeast and the Indonesian island of Sumatra to the southwest, connecting the Andaman Sea and the South China Sea. As the main shipping channel between the Indian and Pacific oceans, it is one of the most important shipping lanes in the world.
Location: Andaman Sea-Strait of Singapore
Basin countries: Indonesia · Malaysia · Singapore · Thailand
Max. length: 930 km (580 mi)
Min. width: 38 km (24 mi)
Average depth: 25 metres (82 ft) (minimum)
Settlements: Port Blair · Phuket · Krabi · Satun · Banda Aceh · Lhokseumawe · Langsa · Medan · Dumai · Batam · Langkawi · Penang · Lumut · Port Klang · Port Dickson · Malacca City · Muar · Batu Pahat · Singapore
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