Lombok Strait
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The Lombok Strait is a strait of the Bali Sea connecting to the Indian Ocean, and is located between the islands of Bali and Lombok in Indonesia. The Gili Islands are on the Lombok side.
Lombok Strait seen from the International Space Station
Lombok Strait, Gili Islands
Malacca Strait
Choke point
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In military strategy, a choke point, or sometimes bottleneck, is a geographical feature on land such as a valley, defile, isthmus or bridge, or maritime passage through a critical waterway such as a s
Lombok Strait
…proposed to become an alternative route for Chinese trading vessels passing the Malacca Strait. Indonesian waters also host four of the world's nine choke points. These four choke points are used for national and international shipping routes. Indonesia as an archipelago, is responsible for maintaining security…
The Battle of Stirling Bridge had a choke point at a narrow wooden bridge near Stirling Castle
The Strait of Gibraltar is an important naval choke point, as entry to the Mediterranean Sea can be blocked there by a small number of vessels.
The English Channel, a choke point south of England and north of France