China Strait
The China Strait is a navigable strait in the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea between mainland New Guinea and Samarai Island[1][2][3]. The strait, 4 nautical miles (7 km) in length and .75 nautical miles (1 km) wide, connects the Solomon Sea with the Coral Sea.
| China Strait | |
|---|---|
  China Strait | |
| Location | Papua New Guinea |
| Coordinates | 10°35′00″S 150°41′00″E |
| Type | strait |
The China Strait as shown on a nautical chart from 1888
References
- "China Strait". Geonames. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- Murray, Hubert (1912). Papua : or, British New Guinea. London: T. Fisher Unwin. p. 39.
- Lyne, Charles (1885). New Guinea. An account of the establishment of the British protectorate over the southern shores of New Guinea. London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington. p. 192.
External links
- ITouch Map of the China Strait
- Pacific Wrecks (1997–2009). "Samarai Island". Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. Pacific Wrecks.org. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
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