Malacca : Malaysia
Malacca Travel Guide
At approximately 500 miles long the Malacca Strait is the longest strait in the world that is used for international navigation. It forms the main seaway connecting the Indian Ocean with the China Sea and provides the shortest route for tankers trading between the Middle-East Asian countries. The greater part of the waterway runs through the territorial waters of Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand with the much shorter Singapore Strait joining it at the southern end. It varies in width from 200 miles to 11 miles with irregular depths from over 70 to less than 10 meters. A through route of 23 meters depth have been identified.
There are numerous wrecks and shoal patches many of which are unconfirmed or their location reported in approximate position. Current predominantly flows in a north-westerly direction with rates of 1 to 1.25 knots but with the effects of tidal streams the speed of the flow increases to 5 knots in some localities.
Tidal range varies with locality from 1.6 to 3.7 meters, with much higher ranges inshore; Port Kelang, for example, experiences high water at spring tide up to 5 meters with the tidal stream attaining rates of over 4 knots. In the Singapore Strait tidal rate of 6 knots can be expected at some localities. Climate is tropical and the sea is generally calm but during the southwest monsoon and the two inter-monsoon periods occasional thunderstorms with squalls giving rise to winds gusting up to 50 knots may be experienced.
Rainfall is abundant and heavy rain can occur at any time of the year; the duration is generally short but intensities are high and often torrential. Visibility used to be good except during showers but haze has been a regular occurrence. In 1992 there was a prolonged period of thick haze reducing visibility to less than 1 kilometer.
Malacca Attractions
A’ Famosa Animal World Safari
A’ Famosa Water World
A’Famosa
Alor Gajah Museum
Auyin Hill Resort
Bukit China
Bullock Cart Ride
Butterfly Farm
Cape Rachado
Cheng Hoon Teng Temple
Christ Church
Crocodile Farm
Dol Said’s Grave
Dutch Fort
Gadek Hot Spring
Hang Jebat’s Mausoleum
Hang Kasturi’s Mausoleum
Hang Li Poh’s Well
Hang Tuah’s Mausoleum
Hang Tush’s Well
Hawksbill Turtle (Pulau Upeh)
Jasin Museum
Jonker Street
Kampung Chitty
Kampung Hulu’s Mosque
Kampung Kling’s Mosque
Light and Sound Show
Malacca Traditional House
Malacca Zoo
Malacca’s Sultanate Palace
Malaysia Youth Museum
Maritime Museum
Mini Asean
Mini Malaysia
Museum of Aborigines
Muzium Rakyat (People’s Museum)
Peacock Paradise Bird Park
Peacock Paradise Bird Park
Portuguese Square
Pulau Besar
Recreational Forest Ayer Keroh
Sam Po Kong Temple
Seri Tanung Homestay, Masjid Tanah
Sri Poyyatha Vinayangar Moorthi Temple
St. Fancis Xavier’s Church
St. John’s Fort
St. Peter’s Church
St. Pual’s Church
The Dutch Graveyard
The Stadthuys
Tranquerah Mosque
Trishaw Ride
Tun Teja’s Mausoleum
Villa Sentosa
