Strait of Malacca

The Strait of Malacca is a narrow stretch of water, 800 kilometres (500 mi) long and from 65 to 250 km (40–155 mi) wide, between the Malay Peninsula to the northeast and the Indonesian island of Sumatra to the southwest, connecting the Andaman Sea (Indian Ocean) and the South China Sea (Pacific Ocean).^[2] As the main shipping channel between the Indian and Pacific oceans, it is one of the most important shipping lanes in the world. It is named after the Malacca Sultanate that ruled over the strait between 1400 and 1511, the center of administration of which was located in the modern-day state of Malacca, Malaysia.

Strait of Malacca

Andaman Sea-Strait of Singapore

4°N 100°E / 4°N 100°E / 4; 100 (Strait of Malacca)

Strait

Malacca Sultanate (present day state of Melaka, Malaysia)

930 km (580 mi)

38 km (24 mi)

25 metres (82 ft) (minimum)^[1]

Andaman and Nicobar Command

Andaman Sea

Bay of Bengal

Exclusive economic zone of Indonesia

Exclusive economic zone of Malaysia

Exclusive economic zone of Thailand

Exclusive economic zone of India

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World oil transit chokepoints

(National Bureau of Asian Research, November 2010)

Maritime Security in Southeast Asia: U.S., Japanese, Regional, and Industry Strategies

BBC News report on the increased security in the Straits

"Going for the jugular" Report on the potential terrorist threat to the Straits. From the Economist, requires subscription, in the print edition June 10, 2004

China builds up strategic sea lanes

A report from the International Maritime Organisation on the implementation of a Straits "Marine Electronic Highway" - a series of technological measures to ensure safe and efficient use of the busy waters

(1978) by Michael Leifer

Strait of Malacca