Badung Strait is a strait between the Indonesian islands of Bali and Nusa Penida. It is about 60 km long and 20 km wide.
In February 1942, the battle of Badung Strait was fought here.
United States navy ship, USS Badoeng Strait (CVE-116) was the strait's namesake.
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Coordinates: 8°37′50″S 115°23′17″E / 8.63056°S 115.38806°E / -8.63056; 115.38806
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