Dampier Strait (Indonesia)

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]