Palu Bay
| Bay of Palu Bay of Talise |
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| Waters | Strait of Makassar | |
| Land mass | Sulawesi | |
| Geographical location | 0 ° 46 ′ 45 " S , 119 ° 49 ′ 44" E | |
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| Tributaries | Palu | |
 The SS Reynst in the Bay of Palu at the beginning of the 20th century |
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The Bay of Palu ( Indonesian Teluk Palu , also Bay of Talise ) is located on the north coast of Sulawesi in the Indonesian province of Central Sulawesi .
geography
The bay opens to the north of the Makassar Strait . The south and parts of the east coast belong to the city of Palu , while the west coast and the north east coast are part of the Donggala administrative district . Its administrative seat in Banawa (Donggala) is in the north of the west coast, which ends in the Tanjung Karang peninsula . The river Palu flows into the bay on the south bank . The center of the city of Palu is also located here. The shore of the bay was hit on September 28th after the Sulawesi earthquake in 2018 by a tsunami up to six meters high , which caused great damage.
Individual evidence
- ↑ GridOto.com: Video Gempa Donggala, Jembatan Palu IV Primadona Sulawesi Tengah Roboh , accessed on September 30, 2018
- ↑ Hannah Ellis-Petersen: Indonesia tsunami: food and water run out as death toll tops 1,200. In: theguardian.com . October 2, 2018, accessed October 2, 2018 .