A shallow sea of the western Pacific enclosed by the Indonesian islands of Java, Sumatra, Borneo and Sulawesi, sitting entirely on the Sunda continental shelf. Its warm, biologically rich waters support extensive fisheries central to the region's coastal economies.
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Area (sq km) Maximum Depth (m) Connections
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Source Java Sea - Wikipedia
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1. Java Sea - Wikipedia
Lead section
It measures about 1,600 km (990 mi) east-west by 380 km (240 mi) north-south and occupies a total surface area of 320,000 km2 (120,000 sq mi).
Wikidata claim, vertical depth (P4511)
67
Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
5 S 110 E
Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
5 S 110 E
Shaped By: Sea Level Change, Lead and sections
It formed as sea levels rose at the end of the last ice age.
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