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OAS seaname Detail for Selat Sumba (Sumba Strait)
| seanames_id: |
121 |
| Seaname: |
Selat Sumba (Sumba Strait) |
| Sea code: |
45D |
| Definition: |
The Sumba Strait, bounded on the South by Sumba Island and on the North by Sumbawa and Flores Islands, links the Indian Ocean and the Sawu Sea with the Flores Sea. Its limits are the following: On the North: A line joining Cape Naru (8 Degrees 19 Minutes S - 119 Degrees 00 Minutes 30 Seconds E), the northeastern extremity of Sumbawa Island, eastward, along the northern coasts of Banta and Komodo Islands, to Cape Toro Wadu Ramba (8 Degrees 25 Minutes 40 Seconds S - 119 Degrees 51 Minutes 40 Seconds E), the northwestern extremity of Flores Island (the common limit with the Flores Sea, see 6.10). On the East: The western coast of Flores, from Cape Toro Wadu Ramba southward to Cape Toro Kerita (8 Degrees 51 Minutes 45 Seconds S - 119 Degrees 54 Minutes 40 Seconds E), the southwestern extremity of this island; and thence a line joining Cape Toro Kerita southward to Cape Sasar (9 Degrees 16 Minutes 30 Seconds S - 119 Degrees 56 Minutes 30 Seconds E), the northern extremity of Sumba Island (the common limit with the Sawu Sea, see 6.12). On the South: The northern coast of Sumba Island, from Cape Sasar westward to Cape Karosso (9 Degrees 33 Minutes S - 118 Degrees 56 Minutes E), the western extremity of this island. On the West: A line joining Cape Karosso northwestward to Cape Toro Doro (8 Degrees 53 Minutes 30 Seconds S - 118 Degrees 30 Minutes E), on the southern coast of Sumbawa Island (the common limit with the Indian Ocean, see 5. Degrees ; and thence from Cape Toro Doro northeastward, along the southern and eastern coasts of Sumbawa Island, to Cape Naru (8 Degrees 19 Minutes S - 119 Degrees 00 Minutes 30 Seconds E). |
| Citation: |
Limits of Oceans and Seas, 1986 (Draft 4th edition). IHB Special Publication 23, International Hydrographic Bureau, 203p. |
| Deprecated: |
false |
| Metadata version: |
1 |
| Keydate: |
2000-09-13 04:00:00+00 |
| Editdate: |
2024-08-22 15:16:56+00 |