China Strait

The China Strait is a navigable strait in the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea between mainland New Guinea and Samarai Island.^[1][2][3] The strait, 4 nautical miles (7 km) in length and .75 nautical miles (1 km) wide, connects the Solomon Sea with the Coral Sea^{[citation needed]}.

China Strait
China Strait
Location	Papua New Guinea
Coordinates	10°35′00″S 150°41′00″E
Type	strait

The China Strait as shown on a nautical chart from 1888

References

1. "China Strait". Geonames. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
2. Murray, Hubert (1912). Papua : or, British New Guinea. London: T. Fisher Unwin. p. 39.
3. Lyne, Charles (1885). New Guinea. An account of the establishment of the British protectorate over the southern shores of New Guinea. London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington. p. 192.

External links

• ITouch Map of the China Strait
• Pacific Wrecks (1997–2009). "Samarai Island". Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. Pacific Wrecks.org. Retrieved April 28, 2009.