Balabac Strait

Summary

Balabac Strait is a strait^[1]. It draws 15 Wikipedia views per month (strait category, ranking #103 of 402).^[2]

Key Facts

• Balabac Strait is in the country of Malaysia^[3].
• Balabac Strait is in the country of Philippines^[4].
• Balabac Strait's image is recorded as Balabac Strait Sunset.jpg^[5].
• Balabac Strait's instance of is recorded as strait^[6].
• Balabac Island is named after Balabac Strait^[7].
• Balabac Strait's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 238806239^[8].
• Balabac Strait's GND ID is recorded as 7564979-2^[9].
• Balabac Strait's locator map image is recorded as Estrecho de Balábac.png^[10].
• Balabac Strait's Commons category is recorded as Balabac Strait^[11].
• Balabac Strait's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 7.583333333333333, 'lon': 117}^[12].
• Balabac Strait's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gy49h^[13].
• Balabac Strait's GeoNames ID is recorded as 1728670^[14].
• Balabac Strait's Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID is recorded as 1115077^[15].
• Balabac Strait's GNS Unique Feature ID is recorded as -2410624^[16].
• Balabac Strait's connects with is recorded as South China Sea^[17].
• Balabac Strait's connects with is recorded as Sulu Sea^[18].
• Balabac Strait's Lex ID is recorded as Balabacstrædet^[19].
• Balabac Strait's OpenStreetMap node ID is recorded as 10840018495^[20].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Malaysia^[3], a sovereign state^[21], in Malaysia^[22], founded in 1963^[23] and Philippines^[4], a sovereign state^[24], in Philippines^[25], founded in 1565^[26].

Designation and Status

Balabac Strait's instance of is recorded as strait^[6].

History and Context

Balabac Island is named after Balabac Strait^[7].

Why It Matters

Balabac Strait draws 15 Wikipedia views per month (strait category, ranking #103 of 402).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27]