Makassar Strait

Description

This wide strait--62 nautical miles at its narrowest--separates Borneo(1) from the Celebes(2). It is 720 kilometers long and consistently reaches depths below 2000 meters and is part of the Pacific Ocean.

north
east
south
west

Footnotes

(1) Officially called Kalminantan in Indonesia.
(2) Sulawesi in Indonesian.