The Alas Strait is a strait that separates Lombok and Sumbawa, two islands of Indonesia in West Nusa Tenggara province.
Alas Strait | |
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Selat Alas (Indonesian) | |
Coordinates | 8°40′S 116°40′E / 8.667°S 116.667°E |
Type | strait |
Basin countries | Indonesia |
References | Selat Alas: Indonesia National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA |
The strait was bridged by land until about 14,000 years before present when sea level rose to about 75 meters below present sea level, [1] unlike Lombok Strait and Alor Strait which continued to be water gaps even during the Last Glacial Maximum, at each end of a 400-mile-long island including present-day Lombok, Sumbawa, Komodo, Flores, Solor, Adonara, and Lembata.
See also
edit- Lombok Strait, on the opposite side (west) of Lombok
- Makassar Strait
- Sunda Strait
- Wallacea
References
edit- ^ "Pleistocene Sea Level Maps". The Field Museum.