Dampier Strait (Indonesia)

This article is about the strait in Indonesia. For the same strait name in Papua New Guinea, see Dampier Strait (Papua New Guinea).
Dampier Strait
Selat Dampier (Indonesian)
View of Dampier strait at 20 mi from Sorong.
Dampier Strait is located in Western New Guinea
Dampier Strait
Dampier Strait
Coordinates00°40′S 130°40′E / 0.667°S 130.667°E / -0.667; 130.667
Typestrait
Basin countriesIndonesia
ReferencesSelat Dampier: Indonesia National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA

Dampier Strait (sometimes also known as Augusta's Strait) in the Indonesian province of Southwest Papua is a strait that separates the Raja Ampat islands of Waigeo and Batanta. It is named after British navigator William Dampier.[1]

  1. ^ James Horsburgh Memoirs: comprising the navigation to and from China, by the China Sea, and through the various straits and channels in the Indian archipelago; also, the navigation of Bombay harbor. Volume 1 London: Printed for the author by C. Mercier and Co., 1805.