The '''Java Sea''' ({{lang-langx|id|Laut Jawa}}, {{lang-langx|jv|Segara Jawa}}) is an extensive shallow sea on the [[Sunda Shelf]], between the [[Indonesia]]n islands of [[Borneo]] to the north, [[Java]] to the south, [[Sumatra]] to the west, and [[Sulawesi]] to the east. [[Karimata Strait]] to its northwest links it to the [[South China Sea]]. It is a part of the western [[Pacific Ocean]].<ref>[https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/airasia-flight-qz8501-5-things-about-java-sea-where-search-for-plane-is-taking-place AirAsia flight QZ8501: 5 things about Java Sea, where search for plane is taking place]. [[The Straits Times]]. December 28, 2014</ref><ref>[https://www.britannica.com/place/Java-Sea Java Sea]. [[Encyclopædia Britannica]].</ref>
