Java sea
General data
- Water type: Sae
- Progression: Pacific Ocean -> Planet Earth
- Climates: Tropical
- Continents: Asia
- Countries: Indonesia
Description
The Java Sea is an extensive shallow sea on the Sunda Shelf, 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. It is a part of the western Pacific Ocean.