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The '''Java Sea''' ([[Indonesian language|Indonesian]]: ''Laut Jawa'') is a large (310,000 km²), shallow sea on the [[Sunda Shelf]]. It was formed as sea levels rose at the end of the last [[ice age]].<ref>{{cite news

| last = | first = | coauthors = | title =Pleistocene Sea Level Maps | work = | pages = | language = | publisher =The Field Museum | date =2003 | url =http://www.fieldmuseum.org/research_collections/zoology/zoo_sites/seamaps/default.htm

| accessdate = }}</ref> The Java Sea lies 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]].

Fishing is an important economic activity in the Java Sea. There are over 3,000 species of marine life in the area. A number of national parks exist in the area such as [[Karimunjawa]]. The [[Thousand Islands (Indonesia)|Thousand Islands]] are located north of the mainland [[Jakarta]]. The area around the Java Sea is a popular [[tourist]] destination. [[Scuba diving]] offers a chance to explore and photograph underwater caverns, wrecks, [[coral]], [[sponge]]s, and other marine life.

The [[Battle of the Java Sea]], during February and March of 1942, was one of the costliest [[naval battle]]s of [[World War II]]. The naval forces of the [[Netherlands]], [[Britain]], [[Australia]], and the U.S. were nearly completely destroyed trying to defend Java from [[Japan]]ese attack.

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