Strait of Malacca

Indonesia / Sumatera Utara / Perbaungan /
 strait / channel / passage / narrows, invisible

The Strait of Malacca is a narrow, 805 km (500 mile) stretch of water between Peninsular Malaysia (West Malaysia) and the Indonesian island of Sumatra. It is named after the Empire of Melaka that ruled over the archipelago between 1414 to 1511.
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Coordinates:   4°24'43"N   99°33'9"E
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