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Karimata
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Karimata 

a strait between the islands of Borneo (Kaliman-tan) and Belitung in Indonesia, linking the South China and Javaseas. At its narrowest point, it is approximately 210 km wide. Itreaches a depth of 36 m. Coral reefs and many small islands arelocated in the strait.
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On 7 August the Coromandel, a trading vessel that had sailed from Calcutta via Penang, became stranded in the Karimata Islands off West Borneo.
Daniel Smith's last seven years: hardships in country trade in the ... by Smith, F. Andrew / Borneo Research Bulletin
Plundering of the Coromandel and the aftermath The Coromandel ran aground on a reef in the Karimata Islands in August 1812.
An "arch-villain" to be rehabilitated? Mixed perceptions of pangeran ... by Smith, F. Andrew / Borneo Research Bulletin
In this capacity he assisted in the aftermath of the plundering of the disabled Coromandel in the Karimata Islands by the piratical Pangeran Anom of Sambas and eventually moved on to Kupang, Timor, where he died as Resident in 1814 or 1815.
Joseph Burn and Raffle's plan for a British Borneo by Smith, F. Andrew / Borneo Research Bulletin
 
 
 
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