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[[Image:java sea.jpg|right|Map of Java Sea]]The '''Java Sea''' ('''Jawa Sea''') is a large (''ca.'' 310,000 sq.km), shallow sea in the southern [[Pacific Ocean]]. It was formed toward the end of the last [[ice age]] when two large river systems were drowned out. It lies in the midst of the [[Indonesia]]n islands of [[Borneo]] to the north, [[Java (island)|Java]] to the south; [[Sumatra]] to the west, and [[Sulawesi]] (Celebes) to the east. To the northwest, the [[Karimata Strait]] links it to the [[South China Sea]].

Fishing is an important economic activity in the Java Sea. There are over 3,000 species of marine life in the area.