 | Straits of Malacca: Gateway or Gauntlet? Subjects: Coastwise shipping -- Malacca Strait of -- History; Trade routes -- Malacca Strait of; Malacca Strait of -- Commerce -- History; For centuries the Straits of Malacca, a narrow waterway between the Malay peninsula and the island of Sumatra, has been both a major conduit for long distance trade between Asia and the West and one of the most dangerous areas for commercial shipping. |
