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Singapore Strait

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | Date: 2008

Singapore Strait channel, 30 mi (48 km) long and 10 mi (16.1 km) wide, between Singapore island and the Riau Archipelago, Indonesia. It links the Strait of Malacca with the South China Sea and is a major shipping route of SE Asia.

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