Java Head
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This article is about the promontory in Indonesia. For other uses, see Java Head (disambiguation).
Java Head is a prominent cape at the extreme western end of Java, at the Indian Ocean entrance to the Sunda Strait.[1] Java Head is a bluff at the sea's edge with higher land beyond, visible from a significant distance at sea, with deep water close to the shore.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary. 2007. http://www.credoreference.com/entry/mwgeog/java_head.
- ^ Horsburgh, James (1852). Horsburgh's Sailing Directions: The India Directory. London. pp. 143.
Coordinates: 6°45′15″S 105°13′10″E / 6.75417°S 105.21944°E