Madura Strait
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Madura Strait is a stretch of water that separates the Indonesian islands of Java and Madura, in the province of East Java. The islands of Kambing, Giliraja, Genteng, and Ketapang lie in the Strait. The Suramadu Bridge, the longest in Indonesia, spans the strait between Surabaya on Java and Bangkalan on Madura.[1]
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Madura Strait | |
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Selat Madura (Indonesian) | |
Location | Southern Indonesia, between Java Sea, Bali Sea, and Bali Strait |
Coordinates | 7°21′S 113°03′E |
Type | Strait |
Part of | Indian Ocean |
Primary inflows | Brantas River Bengawan Solo |
Basin countries | Indonesia |
Surface area | 9,500 km2 (3,700 sq mi) |
Average depth | 49 m (161 ft) |
Max. depth | 81 m (266 ft) at Eastern Side of Madura Strait |
Settlements | Gresik, Surabaya, Sidoarjo, Pasuruan, Probolinggo, Situbondo, Sumenep, Sampang, Pamekasan, Bangkalan |
References | Selat Madura: Indonesia National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA |
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In some old Western and old Indonesian sources, the strait commonly appears as Surabaya Strait (Indonesian: Selat Surabaya), but this name is not accepted in the official cartography.[2][3]