06-21-2017, 12:18 PM
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The Stat Guy
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: San Antonio, TX
Posts: 4,345
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rcaf_777
The Strait of Malacca
The Strait of Malacca or Straits of Malacca is a narrow, 890 km stretch of water between the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian island of Sumatra
The strait is the main shipping channel between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, linking major Asian economies such as India, China, Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea. Carrying about one-fourth of the world's traded goods, including oil, Chinese manufactured products, and Indonesian coffee. About a quarter of all oil carried by sea passes through the Strait, mainly from Persian Gulf suppliers to Asian markets.
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And it practically swarms with pirates.
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