Lampung Bay

Lampung Bay
Indonesian: Teluk Lampung
Mount Kunyit and Lampung Bay, Bandar Lampung, Indonesia
Lampung Bay
Location South Asia
Coordinates 5°40′00″S 105°20′00″E / 5.66667°S 105.33333°E / -5.66667; 105.33333Coordinates: 5°40′00″S 105°20′00″E / 5.66667°S 105.33333°E / -5.66667; 105.33333
Type Bay
Primary outflows Sunda Strait
Basin countries  Indonesia
References Teluk Lampung: Indonesia National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA

Lampung Bay (Indonesian: Teluk Lampung) is a large bay located on the southern tip of Sumatra Island in the Sunda Strait waters. At the southern tip of Sumatra there are two large bays, Semangka Bay is located in the Eastern part.

On the east side of the bay stretches Lampung, with the capital city of Lampung located at the northern end of the bay. Two rivers that discharge into the Bay divide Bandar Lampung City. Lampung bay is located between Bandar Lampung City, South Lampung Regency and Pesawaran Regency. Panjang Port is also located in this bay.

The Bay of Lampung, which covers an area of 1,888 square km, is a shallow water area with an average depth of 20 meters.

Islands in Lampung Bay

  • Pasaran Island
  • Sebesi Island
  • Sebuku Island
  • Legundi Island
  • Kelagian Island
  • Condong Laut Island
  • Tangkil Island
  • Tegal Island
  • other small islands

References

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