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	Strait of Malacca - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Strait of Malacca (also called the Straits of Malacca, and in Malay Selat Melaka) is a narrow stretch of water between Peninsular Malaysia (West Malaysia) and the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
		From an economic and strategic perspective the Strait of Malacca is one of the most important shipping lanes in the world, an equivalent of the Suez Canal, or the Panama Canal.
		The Strait forms the main ship passageway between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, linking three of the world's most populous nations: India, Indonesia and China.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Strait_of_Malacca (862 words)

	Strait of Malacca -- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The strait is silting on both sides, and, near the mouths of large rivers, silt accretions range from about 30 feet (9 m) on the coast of Malaya to about 650 feet (200 m) annually on the east coast of Sumatra.
		The climate of the strait is hot and humid and is characterized by the northeast monsoon during the (northern) winter and the southwest monsoon during the summer.
		Surface-water temperatures in the strait are 87° to 88° F (30.5° to 31° C) in the east and may be as much as four degrees (F) lower in the west.
	www.britannica.com /ebc/article-9050253?tocId=9050253 (1374 words)

	Strait of Malacca -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Aceh is surrounded by water on three sides: the Indian Ocean to the west and north and the Strait of Malacca to the east.
		Singapore is separated from the mainland of Malaysia by the Johore Strait to the north.
		Across the Strait of Malacca and the Singapore Strait to the west and south of the island lies Indonesia.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9050253 (875 words)

	Malacca, Strait of on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Chief ports include Belawan in Indonesia and Melaka and Penang in Malaysia; Singapore is at the southern end of the strait.
		The Strait of Malacca has been controlled by the Arabs, the Dutch, the Portuguese, and the British.
		Thailand to contribute to security of Malacca Strait.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/M/MalaccaS1t.asp (510 words)

	Encyclopedia: Strait of Malacca (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Simplified diagram A strait is a narrow channel of water that connects two larger bodies of water, and thus lies between two land masses.
		SINGAPORE – Fears are growing of terrorism in the Malacca Straits, the pirate-ridden Southeast Asian waterway that is a conduit for half the world's oil supply.
		Malacca Straits are about one nautical mile wide at their narrowest point, and many ships barely skim above the shallowest point at 82 feet, putting them at risk from a bomb planted on the sea bottom.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Strait-of-Malacca (693 words)

	Tsunami News for Malacca, Malaysia
		The Malaysian navy will re-chart the Malacca Strait, one of the world's busiest shipping lanes, in case the depth of the narrow channel was changed by the huge...
		USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier was in the Straits of Malacca heading for...
		...from the Suez Canal to the Straits of Malacca.
	danger.mongabay.com /earthquake/2004/Malacca.html (3087 words)

	Malacca
		In the past the city was strategic place at the border of the Strait of Malacca.
		Malacca became important for all who wanted to rule the Strait of Malacca.
		In 1511 Malacca was conquered by the Portuguese.
	www.malaysiasite.nl /malaccaeng.htm (835 words)

	Encyclopedia topic: Strait of Malacca (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Half of all oil shipments carried by sea come through the Strait, in 2003, an estimated 11 million barrels (1,700,000 m³) a day, a trade that is expected to expand as oil consumption rises in China.
		As the Strait is only 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) wide at its narrowest point, Phillips Channel in the Singapore Strait, it forms some of the world's significant traffic bottlenecks (see link).
		The Thai government has over the course of its history several times proposed to cut a canal through the Isthmus of Kra (A narrow isthmus linking the Malay Peninsula to the Asian mainland), shaving around 600 miles from the journey from Africa and the Middle East to the Pacific.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/st/strait_of_malacca.htm (455 words)

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		STRAIT OF MALACCA-MALAYSIA: On 08 Jun, Malaysian media reports the northern and southern sections of the Strait of Malacca have been identified as areas most often used for pirate attacks that threaten merchant vessels transiting through the world's busiest strait.
		Due to the recurrence of crew kidnappings in the Strait of Malacca, both the IMB Piracy Reporting Center's regional manager and the president of the Singapore Shipping Association agree that increasing patrols reduces attacks temporarily, but is not the lasting solution (IMB, LL, FP, LM).
		STRAIT OF MALACCA: An unidentified general cargo ship was approached by a suspicious craft 30 May at 1720 UTC while in position 04:00.50N, 099:36.20E.
	pollux.nss.nima.mil /MISC/wwtts/wwtts_20050622000000.txt (4049 words)

	MRI_pg1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Between them flows the Strait of Malacca - a lengthy waterway of 500 miles (800 km), funnel-shaped, with a width of only 40 miles (65 km) in the south that broadens northward to 155 miles (249 km) between Sabang and the Kra Isthmus.
		The Strait of Malacca, which got its name from the important trading port of Melaka in Malaya during the 16th.
		As the link between the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea, the Strait of Malacca is the shortest sea route between India and China.
	wxsats.homestead.com /MRI_pg1.html (959 words)

	ISN Security Watch - Sea pirates strike in Strait of Malacca (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Malacca Strait, which runs between Malaysia and Indonesia, is about 600 nautical miles in length and less than 24 miles wide and carries more than a quarter of the world’s trade and almost all of Japan and China’s energy imports from the Persian Gulf.
		There were 37 pirate attacks in the Malacca Strait in 2004, up from 28 the previous year, according to the IMB report, with 36 seamen kidnapped, four killed, and three injured.
		According to him, the waters in the Malacca Strait were within the “jurisdiction of the coastal states” and they would not allow foreign military powers there.
	www.isn.ethz.ch /securitywatch/details_print.cfm?id=10934 (587 words)

	ipedia.com: Straits of Malacca Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Straits of Malacca is a narrow stretch of water between Peninsular Malaysia and the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
		From an economic and strategic perspective the Straits of Malacca are perhaps the...
		From an economic and strategic perspective the Straits of Malacca are perhaps the most important sea route in the world.
	www.ipedia.com /straits_of_malacca.html (467 words)

	SurfWax: News, Reviews and Articles On Strait of Malacca
		Concerns: The Strait of Malacca, linking the Indian and Pacific oceans, is the shortest sea route connecting three of the world's most populous countries - India, China, and Indonesia - and considered to be the key choke point in Asia.
		Indonesian navy patrol boatspolicing the Strait of Malacca.
		The strait is one of the busiest sealanes in the world, with 40 percent of global trade passing through the waterway.
	geography.surfwax.com /files/Strait_of_Malacca.html (5253 words)

	The Manila Times Internet Edition \| WORLD > Security for Strait of Malacca reaffirmed (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		JAKARTA: Indonesia and Singapore on Wednesday reaffirmed their commitment to protect the Strait of Malacca that remains a dangerous waterway despite joint naval patrols.
		Despite the heightened security, dozens of pirate attacks were reported in the Malacca Strait.
		Meantime, Malaysia has formed a new maritime agency that will begin patrolling the Malacca Strait in June to curb rising piracy and the threat of terrorism, a news report said Wednesday.
	www.manilatimes.net /national/2005/apr/28/yehey/world/20050428wor1.html (429 words)

	Gavin’s Blog » The Malacca Strait
		Concerns about safety in the Strait of Malacca are not new, but the potential for terrorism to target oil tankers in the region has understandably been taken more seriously since the attacks of September 11, 2001.
		The Taiwan Strait has also long been a source of concern, since it is seen as a possible battleground between China and Taiwan were Taipei ever to declare full sovereignty.
		Speaking at a conference at Hong Kong University last February, he argued that countries along the Strait of Malacca have the main responsibility to protect the strait and that China is willing to cooperate with them.
	www.gavinsblog.com /?p=2394 (1305 words)

	Chilly response to U.S. plan to deploy forces in the Strait of Malacca
		Testimony in a congressional hearing by the top U.S. military officer in the Asia Pacific region, Admiral Thomas Fargo, saying that American counter terrorism forces might be deployed in the Malacca Strait has sparked a wave of angry responses from Indonesia and Malaysia, the countries separated by the strait.
		But the strait is also one of the world's most vulnerable and threatened shipping areas, and terrorism experts have long feared for the safety of shipping traversing it.
		But considering the huge costs of failure in securing the Strait of Malacca and the possibility of a crippling blow to global economy if a 9/11-equivalent happens in Asia, such considerations should be put aside.
	www.iags.org /n0524042.htm (2066 words)

	Strait of Malacca - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Strait of Malacca - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Finally, there is also a proposal to directly pipe crude from the Middle East to Xinjiang, China.
		Strait of Malacca, Economic importance of the Strait, Proposals to relieve the Strait, See also, References, External links, Geography of Malaysia, Straits and Indian Ocean.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Strait_of_Malacca (811 words)

	Port Dickson, Malaysia, Strait of Malacca -
		Port Dickson is a busy port along the Strait of Malacca, western Malaysia.
		Port Dickson, along with Penang, are notorious for high bacteria counts; Probably due to raw sewage and waste from pig farms that is released into the bay.
		Malacca Straits are slightly eutrophic (because of nutrient enrichment) and Port Dickson does contain nitrogen-rich suspended particles that suggests man-made pollution is the polluting culprit.
	www.oceansatlas.org /cds_static/en/port_dickson_malaysia_strait_malacca__en_19498_all_1.html (120 words)

	Asia Times - News and analysis from throughout Southeast Asia
		Singapore, meanwhile, desperately wants a greater US presence in the Strait, as it perceives itself to be the primary terrorist target in the region: it is the only non-Muslim state of the three, a strong ally of the United States, and its port is the busiest in the world.
		No security system is foolproof, and even those that appear to be may not deter terrorists from trying their hand in the Malacca Strait, for the potential aftermath of an attack may be too great to pass up.
		And their announcement puts all eyes back on the Strait as a potential terrorist target - but with that comes a reminder of just how vulnerable and attractive to terrorists the Strait is. And one's left to wonder whether the patrols will stoke or deter the enemy.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/Southeast_Asia/FH11Ae02.html (1988 words)

	The Malacca Straits
		Linking the Indian and Pacific Oceans, the Straits of Malacca is the shortest sea route between three of the world's most populous countries -- India, China, and Indonesia -- and therefore is considered to be the key choke point in Asia.
		All excess capacity of the world fleet might be absorbed, with the effect strongest for crude oil shipments and dry bulk such as coal.
		With Chinese oil imports from the Middle East increasing steadily, the Strait of Malacca is likely to grow in strategic importance in coming years.
	www.geocities.com /uksteve.geo/canal6.html (481 words)

	BEIJING'S SURGE FOR THE STRAIT OF MALACCA (Yossef Bodansky) January, 1998
		Controlling the Strait of Malacca is presently a key strategic objective of the PRC to the point of risking armed conflict with the regional states and even the US.
		The Strait of Malacca is a narrow waterway between Malaysia and Sumatera island of Indonesia.
		The case of the Islamist terrorism in and around the Strait of Malacca is extremely important not just because of the strategic ramification of the distabilization of such countries as the Philippines and Thailand.
	www.freeman.org /m_online/bodansky/beijing.htm (16341 words)

	Malacca Strait
		Although significant piracy takes place in the Singapore area and Malacca Straits, particularly nearer the Indonesian side, it has been many years since an attack has been reported on a private yacht.
		For transit of the Strait, however, yachts continue to be advised to stay nearer the Malaysian coast than the Indonesian for safety reasons.
		While we were docked in Port Dickson, the newspapers reported two piracy attacks about 30 miles due west of our position, which would have put it about halfway across the Malacca Strait between Malaysia and Indonesia.
	www.heartsong3.com /new_page_3.htm (193 words)

	portland imc - 2005.01.19 - Military Importance of Aceh and Strait of Malacca in Chinese Energy Needs
		China is building naval bases in Burma and has electronic intelligence gathering facilities on islands in the Bay of Bengal and near the Strait of Malacca.
		Eighty percent of China's oil currently passes through the Strait of Malacca, and the report states that China believes the sea area is "controlled by the U.S. Navy."
		Oil-tanker traffic through the Strait, which is closest to Indonesia, is projected to grow from 10 million barrels a day in 2002 to 20 million barrels a day in 2020, the report said.
	portland.indymedia.org /en/2005/01/308364.shtml (1162 words)

	AsiaMedia :: Mercenaries in the Strait of Malacca
		Although Singapore allows these companies to operate in and from its land and sea jurisdiction in the Singapore Strait, their activities raise difficult policy questions for the two nations with jurisdiction in the Malacca Strait: Indonesia and Malaysia.
		The 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea which has been ratified by all three Straits states provides that a vessel, including a private security vessel, in transit in a strait used for international navigation can not be impeded.
		As the straits countries step up their own enforcement efforts, incidents of sea robbery and thus the demand for private security services will recede on their own.
	www.asiamedia.ucla.edu /article.asp?parentid=27534 (1032 words)

	Update - Piracy in the Strait of Malacca - SKULD
		After a couple of months lull in piracy activities in the Strait of Malacca following the tsunami, several serious incidents have been reported over the last few weeks.
		Malaysia has announced their intention to start round the clock radar surveillance of the Strait as well as introduce new pre-emptive intelligence anti-terrorism tactics.
		Malaysia and Indonesia continue to be opposed to outside countries conducting navy patrols in the Strait.
	www.skuld.com /templates/newspage____963.aspx (391 words)

	Read about Strait of Malacca at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Strait of Malacca and learn about Strait of Malacca ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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		The Strait of Malacca (also called the Straits of Malacca, and in
		From an economic and strategic perspective the Strait of Malacca is one of the most important shipping lanes in the world, an equivalent of the Suez Canal, or the
	encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Malacca_Straits (696 words)

	SouthernUtah.com - Jolly Roger flies again: Piracy and terrorism in the Strait of Malacca
		The Strait of Malacca in Southeast Asia runs for 620 miles between the landmasses of the Malay peninsula and the island of Sumatra.
		Naturally enough, the strait is also one of the primary hunting grounds for modern-day pirates, who typically use small power craft to forcibly board large commercial freighters or tankers.
		Half of the world’s pirate attacks happen in or near the Strait of Malacca.
	www.southernutah.com /Articles/World_Affairs/Document.2004-01-28.0027 (787 words)

	Strait of Malacca to Retain 'War Risk' Zone Designation
		An ICS bulletin noted: "As a result of the JWC's decision to include the Malacca Strait and certain areas of the southern Philippines in the Listed Areas, Asian ship owners and governments were particularly well represented.
		It was suggested that in relation to the Malacca Strait, Aegis might have confused threat assessment with vulnerability assessment.
		Although the Strait was vulnerable, there had not been a single terrorist attack in the last 13 years." The discussion also touched on the weapons build-up in the area and the high incidence of robberies, many of which are not reported.
	www.insurancejournal.com /news/international/2005/08/18/58569.htm (491 words)

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