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Taiwan Strait

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Taiwan Strait
Taiwan Strait. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

The Taiwan Strait is a 180-kilometer-wide (110 mi, 97 nmi) strait separating the island of Taiwan and mainland Asia. The strait connects the South China Sea to the south, and the East China Sea to the north. The narrowest part is 126 km (78 mi, 68 nmi) wide.

Data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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