Java Sea
The Java Sea (Indonesian: Laut Jawa) is a large shallow
sea on the Sunda Shelf. It lies between the Indonesian
islands of Borneo to the north, Java to the south, Sumatra
to the west, and Sulawesi to the east. Karimata Strait to
its northwest links it to the South China Sea.
1 Geography
The Java Sea covers the southern section of the 1,790,000
km2 (690,000 sq mi) Sunda Shelf. A shallow sea, it has a
mean depth of 46 m (151 ft). It measures about 1,600 km
(990 mi) east-west by 380 km (240 mi) north-south[1] and
occupies a total surface area of 320,000 km2 (120,000 sq
mi).
It formed as sea levels rose at the end of the last ice age.[2]
The almost uniform atness of the sea bottom and the
presence of drainage channels (traceable to the mouths
of island rivers) indicate that the Sunda Shelf was once a
stable, dry, low-relief land area (peneplain) above which
were left standing a few monadnocks (granite hills that
by virtue of their resistance to erosion form the present
islands).
1.1 Extent
Coast of Java Sea o Anyer
The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) de-
nes the Java Sea as being one of the waters of the East In-
dian Archipelago. The IHO denes its limits as follows:[3]
On the North. By the Southern limit of
the South China Sea [Lucipara Point (314S
1
10605E / 3.233S 106.083E) thence to Tan-
jong Nanka, the Southwest extremity of Banka
Island, through this island to Tanjong Berikat
the Eastern point (234S 10651E / 2.567S
106.850E), on to Tanjong Djemang (236S
10737E / 2.600S 107.617E) in Billiton,
along the North coast of this island to Tanjong
Boeroeng Mandi (246S 10816E / 2.767S
108.267E) and thence a line to Tanjong Sam-
bar (300S 11019E / 3.000S 110.317E)
the Southwest extreme of Borneo], the South
coast of Borneo and the Southern limit of
Makassar Strait [By a line from the South-
western extreme of Celebes (537S 11927E
/ 5.617S 119.450E), through the South-
ern point of Tana Keke, to the Southern ex-
treme of Laoet (406S 11606E / 4.100S
116.100E) thence up the West coast of that
island to Tanjong Kiwi and thence across to
Tanjong Petang, Borneo (337S 11557E /
3.617S 115.950E) at the Southern end of
Laoet Strait].
On the East. By the Western limit of
Flores Sea [A line from Tg Sarokaja (822S
11710E / 8.367S 117.167E) to the West-
ern Paternoster island (726S 11708E /
7.433S 117.133E) thence to the North-
eastern Postiljon Island (633S 11849E /
6.550S 118.817E) and to the West point of
Laikang Bay, Celebes].
On the South. By the Northern and North-
western limits of Bali Sea [A line from the
Western Paternoster Island to the East point
of Sepandjang and thence through this island
to the West point of Gedeh Bay on the South
coast of Kangean (701S 11518E / 7.017S
115.300E). A line from the West point of
Gedeh Bay, Kangean Island, to Tg Sedano, the
Northeast extreme of Java and down the East
coast to Tg Bantenan, the Southeast extreme
of the island], the North and West coasts of
Java to Java Hoofd (646S 10512E / 6.767S
105.200E) its Western point, and thence a line
to Vlakke Hoek (555S 10435E / 5.917S
104.583E) the Southern extreme of Sumatra.
On the West. The East coast of Suma-
tra between Vlakke Hoek and Lucipara Point
(314S 10605E / 3.233S 106.083E).
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2 History 5 Further reading

The Battle of the Java Sea from February to March 1942, Touwen, Jeroen (editor) (2001) Shipping and trade
was one of the costliest naval battles of World War II. The in the Java Sea region, 1870-1940 : a collection of
naval forces of the Netherlands, Britain, Australia, and statistics on the major Java Sea ports ISBN 90-6718-
the United States were nearly destroyed trying to defend 162-5
Java from Japanese attack.[4][5]
(2008) Java Sea a study on its economic impacts.
On 28 December 2014, Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501
crashed into the Java Sea while on route to Singapore
from Surabaya, Indonesia due to bad weather. All pas-
sengers and crew died.[6]

3 Economic activities
The southern section of the seaoor has long been rec-
ognized as geologically similar to northern Java, where
oil elds occur and extend under the sea. Prospects are
also favourable for oil elds in the waters o southeast
Kalimantan. As the site of successful exploration for
petroleum and natural gas, the Java Sea has become the
basis of Indonesias export program.
Fishing is an important economic activity in the Java Sea.
Over 3,000 species of marine life are found in the area.
A number of national parks exist in the area such as
Karimunjawa. The Thousand Islands are located north
of the national capital Jakarta, and are the citys only
regency.
The area around the Java Sea is also a popular tourist des-
tination. Scuba diving oers a chance to explore and pho-
tograph underwater caverns, wrecks, coral, sponges, and
other marine life.[7]

4 References

[1] GoogleEarth

[2] Pleistocene Sea Level Maps. The Field Museum. 2003.

[3] Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition (PDF). Inter-

national Hydrographic Organization. 1953. Retrieved 7
February 2010.

[4] Oosten, F. C. van The Battle of the Java Sea Publisher:

London : I. Allen, 1976. ISBN 0-7110-0615-6

[5] Thomas, David A. Battle of the Java Sea. London: Pan

Books, 1971. ISBN 0-330-02608-9

[6] AirAsia ight: teams retrieve bodies from Java Sea. The
Guardian. Dec 30, 2014.

[7] Epton, Nina. The Islands of Indonesia. London, Pitman

1955
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