Malacca Strait
English (EN)
The Malacca Strait is an 800 km stretch of water between the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian island of sumatra. It is the world’s busiest shipping lane, carrying about 25% of global maritime trade.
Significance
- Strategic Value: Connects the Indian Ocean to the South China Sea
- Annual Traffic: Over 90,000 vessels pass through annually
- History: A crossroads of civilizations for centuries, including the rise of the Malacca Sultanate
中文 (ZH)
马六甲海峡 全长约800公里,位于马来半岛与印尼苏门答腊岛之间。历史上,马六甲苏丹国在此崛起。
知识关联
- sumatra · 苏门答腊岛
- singapore · 新加坡
- indian-ocean · 印度洋
- south-china-sea · 南中国海
- malacca-sultanate · 马六甲苏丹国
- malaysia — terletak di sisi timur Selat Malaka.